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... tubes , which were only half the usual length . The steam generated by this boiler was sufficient for any engine of 700 horse power . This engine was intended for an express , to run on the London and Bir- mingham road . In ...
... tubes , which were only half the usual length . The steam generated by this boiler was sufficient for any engine of 700 horse power . This engine was intended for an express , to run on the London and Bir- mingham road . In ...
Pagina 56
... tube of the Brittania bridge . It will be divided into ten water - tight compartments . She will have separate sets of engines , each with several cylinders ; and separate boilers will be applied to work the screw , distinct from those ...
... tube of the Brittania bridge . It will be divided into ten water - tight compartments . She will have separate sets of engines , each with several cylinders ; and separate boilers will be applied to work the screw , distinct from those ...
Pagina 58
... tube surface was of no practical importance , as the efficiency of boilers was not sensibly affected by their rela- tive amounts ; that the superiority of firebox surface was due merely to its greater proximity to the fire ; and that ...
... tube surface was of no practical importance , as the efficiency of boilers was not sensibly affected by their rela- tive amounts ; that the superiority of firebox surface was due merely to its greater proximity to the fire ; and that ...
Pagina 59
... times the grate - area should be adopted in practice . It was also shown , by examples of inferior economy of evaporation , that the clearance between the tubes , for the circulation of water and MECHANICS AND USEFUL ARTS . 59.
... times the grate - area should be adopted in practice . It was also shown , by examples of inferior economy of evaporation , that the clearance between the tubes , for the circulation of water and MECHANICS AND USEFUL ARTS . 59.
Pagina 60
... tubes , and that for good practice , a clearance at the rate of one - eighth of an inch for every thirty tubes should be allowed . DU TREMBLEY'S VAPOR ENGINE . During the past season , several practical experiments have been made in ...
... tubes , and that for good practice , a clearance at the rate of one - eighth of an inch for every thirty tubes should be allowed . DU TREMBLEY'S VAPOR ENGINE . During the past season , several practical experiments have been made in ...
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