Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 18
... ordinary boiler ; and there is the stress which tends to make it assume the shape of a barrel , or to bulge it out in the centre of its length . The precise action on a material of several strains like this is a portion of the strength ...
... ordinary boiler ; and there is the stress which tends to make it assume the shape of a barrel , or to bulge it out in the centre of its length . The precise action on a material of several strains like this is a portion of the strength ...
Page 40
... ordinary water is discharged in the act of freezing . " Hence , there will be little to pump out . To prevent premature condensation in the cylinders A B , besides enveloping their exterior in non - conducting wrappers , I would intro ...
... ordinary water is discharged in the act of freezing . " Hence , there will be little to pump out . To prevent premature condensation in the cylinders A B , besides enveloping their exterior in non - conducting wrappers , I would intro ...
Page 42
... ordinary cupola would be saved by the drop bot- tom , where the mere withdrawal of the bolt sends whatever is in the furnace into a pit below . The American cupolas are built upon a cast iron base ring , which is supported upon three ...
... ordinary cupola would be saved by the drop bot- tom , where the mere withdrawal of the bolt sends whatever is in the furnace into a pit below . The American cupolas are built upon a cast iron base ring , which is supported upon three ...
Page 44
... ordinary iron than to pay a higher price and incur the delay often attending the search for a superior quality . For many purposes , indeed , as in engineer's tools , a liberal allowance of metal is requisite to secure stiffness , -a ...
... ordinary iron than to pay a higher price and incur the delay often attending the search for a superior quality . For many purposes , indeed , as in engineer's tools , a liberal allowance of metal is requisite to secure stiffness , -a ...
Page 67
... ordinary rollers drawn by horses . The whole machine weighs 17 tons . This weight bears upon two cast iron rollers , so geared as to turn in a circle 45 feet in diameter . There are now running in Paris 143 of Lenoir's gas engines . One ...
... ordinary rollers drawn by horses . The whole machine weighs 17 tons . This weight bears upon two cast iron rollers , so geared as to turn in a circle 45 feet in diameter . There are now running in Paris 143 of Lenoir's gas engines . One ...
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