The Elements of Mechanical Engineering, Volume 2Colliery Engineer Company, 1897 - Electrical engineering |
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angle of advance ash pit axis beam belt bending moment carbon cast iron center line chimney circle clearance coal column combustion compression condenser cone connected connecting-rod crank crank-pin cross-head curve cylinder diagram diameter distance draw eccentric engine equal evaporation example exhaust expansion factor of safety feed-water feet flue foot-pounds force formula furnace gases gauge gear governor grate heat of vaporization Hence high-pressure cylinder horizontal horsepower lead screw length lever load low-pressure cylinder motion move number of revolutions number of teeth pendulum governor piston pitch plate port opening position pound of steam pounds per square pulley radius ratio revolutions per minute riveted rocker safety valve screw shaft shear shown in Fig side speed square inch steam pressure steel stress stroke temperature tensile strength thickness tion tubes turn vertical volume water-tube boilers weight wheel width wrought iron