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CHAPTER III DEFINITION OF HORSE-POWERS AT present much confusion is
caused by the way in which Various makers give the power of their engines,
Nominal, Indicated, Brake, Effective, and Actual horse-power being often used to
...
CHAPTER III DEFINITION OF HORSE-POWERS AT present much confusion is
caused by the way in which Various makers give the power of their engines,
Nominal, Indicated, Brake, Effective, and Actual horse-power being often used to
...
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For practical purposes the following is the usual method of indicating a gas
engine : Having fixed the indicator, it is advisable before ... The indicated horse-
power of an engine is the rate at which work is being done on the piston by the
working ...
For practical purposes the following is the usual method of indicating a gas
engine : Having fixed the indicator, it is advisable before ... The indicated horse-
power of an engine is the rate at which work is being done on the piston by the
working ...
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E = indicated H.P. Of the total indicated horse-power in an engine. part. is spent
in overcoming the frictional resistance of the mechanism, and the remainder that
is available for effective work is called the actual, brake, or effective horse-power.
E = indicated H.P. Of the total indicated horse-power in an engine. part. is spent
in overcoming the frictional resistance of the mechanism, and the remainder that
is available for effective work is called the actual, brake, or effective horse-power.
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The strain is invariably severe : the temperature may affect the spring, and there
is considerable risk of the piston sticking ; therefore it is not desirable to place too
much reliance upon the indicated horse-power of a gas engine. Diagrams taken
...
The strain is invariably severe : the temperature may affect the spring, and there
is considerable risk of the piston sticking ; therefore it is not desirable to place too
much reliance upon the indicated horse-power of a gas engine. Diagrams taken
...
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CHAPTER XXXIII I)OWSON GAS THE economical conditions of obtaining power
from coal or coke are daily becoming more understood, and to obtain an
indicated horse-power hour from one pound of coal is a great achievement; but
that it ...
CHAPTER XXXIII I)OWSON GAS THE economical conditions of obtaining power
from coal or coke are daily becoming more understood, and to obtain an
indicated horse-power hour from one pound of coal is a great achievement; but
that it ...
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