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" Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by the length of the stroke in inches, and by 171; and divide the product by the diameter of the driving-wheels in feet. "
The Practical Model Calculator, for the Engineer, Mechanic, Machinist ... - Page 152
by Oliver Byrne - 1863 - 588 pages
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 21

Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 842 pages
...strokes which the engine makes in a minute, being the multiple of all these, and is thus obtained : — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches, by the pressure on each square inch of the piston, not expressed in pounds weight, but in the height of a...
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The nautical steam engine explained and its powers and capabilities described

sir Robert Spencer Robinson - 1839 - 216 pages
...quantity of water required for steam, find the volume of steam from a cubic foot of water by Rule 2nd. Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by half the velocity of the piston in inches, or six times the velocity in feet per minute, cut off two...
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A Treatise on the Steam Engine: In Its Application to Mines, Mills, Steam ...

Artizan club (London, England) - Steam engineering - 1847 - 338 pages
...be found from the following rule. RULE. — To find the diameter of the top of the blast pipe. — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by -017. Theproduct is the diameter of the top of the blast pipe in inches. Example. — The diameter...
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A catechism of the steam engine

John Bourne (C.E.) - 1850 - 298 pages
...nominal horses power ? A. — The nominal power of an engine may be ascertained by the following rule : multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by the velocity of the piston in feet per minute, and divide the product by 6000 ; the quotient is the number...
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A Treatise on the Steam Engine in Its Application to Mines, Mills, Steam ...

John Bourne - Steam engineering - 1851 - 346 pages
...acting at G inches radius. The strength for cast-iron crank shafts may be determined by multiplying the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by the length of the stroke in feet, multiplying by the decimal '15, and extracting the cube root of the product, which is the proper diameter...
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The Practical Model Calculator: For the Engineer, Mechanic, Machinist ...

Oliver Byrne - Engineering - 1851 - 310 pages
...eduction ports may be found from the following rule. RULE. — To find the area of the eduction ports. — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by -128. The product is the area of the eduction ports in square inches. Required the area of the eduction...
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The Practical Model Calculator: For the Engineer, Mechanic, Machinist ...

Oliver Byrne - Engineering - 1852 - 598 pages
...stroke of the feedpump must be equal to 1093-36 -r- 19-635 = 55-69 inches, or very nearly 55J inchesThis rule will be found to give correct dimensions for...quotient is the content of the feed-pump in cubic inchesThus, for an engine whose stroke is 6 feet, and diameter of cylinder 50 inches, we have, 50 =...
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Norris's Hand-book for Locomotive Engineers and Machinists

Septimus Norris - Locomotives - 1852 - 356 pages
...from the following ruleRULE — To find the diameter of the steam-pipe of the locomotive engine- — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by -03- The product is the diameter of the steam-pipe in inchesExample — Required the diameter of the...
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A Treatise on the Steam Engine in Its Application to Mines, Mills, Steam ...

John Bourne (C.E.) - Steam engineering - 1853 - 344 pages
...maintained in the following rule, which expresses the nominal horse power of high pressure engines: — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by the pressure on the piston in pounds per square inch, and by the speed of the piston in feet per minute,...
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Orr's Circle of the Sciences: Mechanical philosophy (1856)

William Somerville Orr - Science - 1856 - 556 pages
...rule for the dimensions of the feed-pump in non-condensing engines, we may offer the following : — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder (in inches) by the length of stroke (in feet), divide by 90, and the quotient is the product of the square of the diameter (in inches)...
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