Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 30
... cubic inch of water evaporated under a piston raises a ton a foot high ; there the force and resistance are balanced , and there the piston of the engine stops ; the force remaining in the fluid being dispersed with it for lack of means ...
... cubic inch of water evaporated under a piston raises a ton a foot high ; there the force and resistance are balanced , and there the piston of the engine stops ; the force remaining in the fluid being dispersed with it for lack of means ...
Page 32
... cubic feet of common steam be com- pressed into a cubic foot , would not each , on being released , swell into its previous volume and be as valuable for producing a vacuum in a working cylinder of the capacity of a cubic foot as the ...
... cubic feet of common steam be com- pressed into a cubic foot , would not each , on being released , swell into its previous volume and be as valuable for producing a vacuum in a working cylinder of the capacity of a cubic foot as the ...
Page 34
... cubic feet , the condensation of which ought to contribute an amount of force equal to 93 tons raised one foot . We know it does not and cannot yield half of it ; yet that amount ought to be doubled if the vacuum were produced in ...
... cubic feet , the condensation of which ought to contribute an amount of force equal to 93 tons raised one foot . We know it does not and cannot yield half of it ; yet that amount ought to be doubled if the vacuum were produced in ...
Page 47
... cubic feet per minute . During the first hour after casting , the water flowing in at 36 ° , came out at 92 ° . During the second hour , with twice the quantity of water flowing through , it came out at 61 ° . In other cases , in ...
... cubic feet per minute . During the first hour after casting , the water flowing in at 36 ° , came out at 92 ° . During the second hour , with twice the quantity of water flowing through , it came out at 61 ° . In other cases , in ...
Page 56
... of time , will be equal to the number which expresses the power in operation , but that does not prove the two quantities to be alike . Six cubic feet and six square feet , although identical 56 Mechanics , Physics , and Chemistry .
... of time , will be equal to the number which expresses the power in operation , but that does not prove the two quantities to be alike . Six cubic feet and six square feet , although identical 56 Mechanics , Physics , and Chemistry .
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