Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 154
... combustion chambers , the flat surfaces , and even the barrels , it may be ascertained very nearly whether the limits of elasticity of the material have been exceeded whether therefore the pressure has additionally injured a boiler ...
... combustion chambers , the flat surfaces , and even the barrels , it may be ascertained very nearly whether the limits of elasticity of the material have been exceeded whether therefore the pressure has additionally injured a boiler ...
Page 269
... combustion of one lb. of pure carbon is equivalent to 11.194-- 000 foot pounds , and that that of an equal weight of hydrogen is four times as much . We are not to be understood as pledging ourselves to any of these figures , especially ...
... combustion of one lb. of pure carbon is equivalent to 11.194-- 000 foot pounds , and that that of an equal weight of hydrogen is four times as much . We are not to be understood as pledging ourselves to any of these figures , especially ...
Page 270
... combustion of the coal , and its sublimation , into the states of black soot and volatile oils ( quite of the nature of petroleum ) which fly up the funnel . From the last three sources of loss , and others due to coaling and stowage ...
... combustion of the coal , and its sublimation , into the states of black soot and volatile oils ( quite of the nature of petroleum ) which fly up the funnel . From the last three sources of loss , and others due to coaling and stowage ...
Page 271
... combustion . Arrived there , it must be met by measured volumes of air , whose current through the flues and up the funnel must never intermit . In one word , the petroleum brought into a state of vapor must , at the point of ignition ...
... combustion . Arrived there , it must be met by measured volumes of air , whose current through the flues and up the funnel must never intermit . In one word , the petroleum brought into a state of vapor must , at the point of ignition ...
Page 272
... combustion of coal fuel , involves likewise large flue or tube areas , the surfaces of which are always sul- lied , so as to be bad absorbers of heat . Except as respects capability of repair , all these arrangements may be changed ...
... combustion of coal fuel , involves likewise large flue or tube areas , the surfaces of which are always sul- lied , so as to be bad absorbers of heat . Except as respects capability of repair , all these arrangements may be changed ...
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