Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 9
... less than 3 inches in dia- meter , whereas ( as will presently be shown ) in order to get the whole benefit from such a link , the pin must be somewhat more in diameter than 6 inches , and for the following reasons : In wrought iron the ...
... less than 3 inches in dia- meter , whereas ( as will presently be shown ) in order to get the whole benefit from such a link , the pin must be somewhat more in diameter than 6 inches , and for the following reasons : In wrought iron the ...
Page 15
... less sudden closing of a safety- valve while the steam is blowing off would evidently produce the same effect ; and this view is strengthened by the fact that the great majority of locomotive boilers - in which while at work there is no ...
... less sudden closing of a safety- valve while the steam is blowing off would evidently produce the same effect ; and this view is strengthened by the fact that the great majority of locomotive boilers - in which while at work there is no ...
Page 16
... less at the bottom of the wear and tear caused by the direct action of the steam . From 1850 to 1864 forty locomotive explosions , causing a loss of human life , have occurred in the United Kingdom . The Board of Trade reports in the ...
... less at the bottom of the wear and tear caused by the direct action of the steam . From 1850 to 1864 forty locomotive explosions , causing a loss of human life , have occurred in the United Kingdom . The Board of Trade reports in the ...
Page 17
... less time . Nor are these furrows found with only lap - joints . Butt - joints , with a strip inside the boiler , and thus destroying the equilibrium of internal pressure , have been found to be attended with similar furrows . Channels ...
... less time . Nor are these furrows found with only lap - joints . Butt - joints , with a strip inside the boiler , and thus destroying the equilibrium of internal pressure , have been found to be attended with similar furrows . Channels ...
Page 18
... less injured by that process . ( See Fig . 2. ) FIG . 2 . There is , however , another important appearance to be noted with respect to these furrows . An iron cylindrical vessel under internal pressure would , of course , rupture long ...
... less injured by that process . ( See Fig . 2. ) FIG . 2 . There is , however , another important appearance to be noted with respect to these furrows . An iron cylindrical vessel under internal pressure would , of course , rupture long ...
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