Journal of the Franklin InstituteVols. 1-69 include more or less complete patent reports of the U. S. Patent Office for years 1825-1859. cf. Index to v. 1-120 of the Journal, p. [415] |
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On the Expansive Working of Steam in Locomotives . By DANIEL KINNEAR CLARK , C. E .-- ( With a Plate . ) * [ Abstract of a Paper read at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers . ] In locomotives , the adoption of a low standard of ...
On the Expansive Working of Steam in Locomotives . By DANIEL KINNEAR CLARK , C. E .-- ( With a Plate . ) * [ Abstract of a Paper read at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers . ] In locomotives , the adoption of a low standard of ...
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When these are given , the point of the stroke of the piston at which the steam is admitted to the cylinder , cut off , exhausted , and compressed or shut up , are all deducible by model , by diagram , or by calculation .
When these are given , the point of the stroke of the piston at which the steam is admitted to the cylinder , cut off , exhausted , and compressed or shut up , are all deducible by model , by diagram , or by calculation .
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Now , the exhaust line , D E , shows that nearly all the period of exhaust for the steam stroke is employed for the complete evacuation of the steam . And if this be the case for speeds of 1 and 2 miles an hour , it is much more so for ...
Now , the exhaust line , D E , shows that nearly all the period of exhaust for the steam stroke is employed for the complete evacuation of the steam . And if this be the case for speeds of 1 and 2 miles an hour , it is much more so for ...
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It plainly appears , therefore , that with the existing arrangements of locomotives , any attempts to eke out the power of the steam - line , by prolonging the expansion materially beyond what is accomplished by an ordinary valve and ...
It plainly appears , therefore , that with the existing arrangements of locomotives , any attempts to eke out the power of the steam - line , by prolonging the expansion materially beyond what is accomplished by an ordinary valve and ...
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fore , the volume of water as steam , or the water equivalent of the steam admitted , is 254 : 47 x 8.8 -6.24 cubic inches . 359 From this is to be deducted the quantity of steam reserved by compression ; the volume so reserved is ...
fore , the volume of water as steam , or the water equivalent of the steam admitted , is 254 : 47 x 8.8 -6.24 cubic inches . 359 From this is to be deducted the quantity of steam reserved by compression ; the volume so reserved is ...
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