Motive Powers and Their Practical SelectionLongmans, Green, and Company, 1894 - 257 páginas |
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... , by supplying fuels , which form our only alter- native means of obtaining motive power by the generation . of heat in their destruction by fire . Fuels . Coal , or lignite , Mineral oil , CHAPTER III AVAILABLE POWERS,
... , by supplying fuels , which form our only alter- native means of obtaining motive power by the generation . of heat in their destruction by fire . Fuels . Coal , or lignite , Mineral oil , CHAPTER III AVAILABLE POWERS,
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... fire , or where premises may be overheated by its use . Oil and gas - power are similarly affected in cases where they might cause dam- age to sensitive stock . Insurance and town - surveyors ' regulations have sometimes to be closely ...
... fire , or where premises may be overheated by its use . Oil and gas - power are similarly affected in cases where they might cause dam- age to sensitive stock . Insurance and town - surveyors ' regulations have sometimes to be closely ...
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... fire streams . Giving pressure at nozzle , with quantity and pressure necessary to throw good effective streams various distances through different size nozzles , using 100 feet of ordinary 24 - inch rubber - lined hose and smooth ...
... fire streams . Giving pressure at nozzle , with quantity and pressure necessary to throw good effective streams various distances through different size nozzles , using 100 feet of ordinary 24 - inch rubber - lined hose and smooth ...
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... fire streams adapted for fire purposes , and are not for mere isolated drops . 66 Discharge . A table of the cubic feet discharged through an ordinary orifice , not like a fire - jet or what is technically known as a vena - contracta ...
... fire streams adapted for fire purposes , and are not for mere isolated drops . 66 Discharge . A table of the cubic feet discharged through an ordinary orifice , not like a fire - jet or what is technically known as a vena - contracta ...
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... fire would cause extra premiums for insurance , these water - engines would be found a good substitute for a steam - engine , and possess particular advan- tages over the latter as regards cleanliness , absence of smell , and readiness ...
... fire would cause extra premiums for insurance , these water - engines would be found a good substitute for a steam - engine , and possess particular advan- tages over the latter as regards cleanliness , absence of smell , and readiness ...
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