Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 10
... to the contract , ( see Fig . 1 , ) were , for convenience of transit , but 12 feet long from centre to centre of pin - holes , 10 inches wide by 1 inch thick in their body or smallest part , with a head at each end 10 Civil Engineering .
... to the contract , ( see Fig . 1 , ) were , for convenience of transit , but 12 feet long from centre to centre of pin - holes , 10 inches wide by 1 inch thick in their body or smallest part , with a head at each end 10 Civil Engineering .
Page 27
... feet long and 2 feet wide should be fastened horizontally along the large sides , one above the other , allowing spaces of about 4 inches between them . These boards are designated for receiving the ore . In the middle of the building a ...
... feet long and 2 feet wide should be fastened horizontally along the large sides , one above the other , allowing spaces of about 4 inches between them . These boards are designated for receiving the ore . In the middle of the building a ...
Page 32
... 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 ...
... 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
... feet stroke ; the air - pump 30 inches and 3 feet stroke . All , except three , are calculated to work with steam up to 30 lbs . on the inch ; hence every cylinderful at that tension contains three of common or uncompressed steam , and ...
... feet stroke ; the air - pump 30 inches and 3 feet stroke . All , except three , are calculated to work with steam up to 30 lbs . on the inch ; hence every cylinderful at that tension contains three of common or uncompressed steam , and ...
Page 38
... steam . It is proposed to maintain the vacuum by the same power that acts upon it - by connecting the condenser with a pipe having a perpendi- cular descent of about 36 feet ; its lower end. 388 Mechanics , Physics , and Chemistry . L. ...
... steam . It is proposed to maintain the vacuum by the same power that acts upon it - by connecting the condenser with a pipe having a perpendi- cular descent of about 36 feet ; its lower end. 388 Mechanics , Physics , and Chemistry . L. ...
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