Motive Powers and Their Practical SelectionLongmans, Green, and Company, 1894 - 257 páginas |
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... wide value . not only to his class , but may be made sufficiently simple to be of practical use in those numerous cases where these questions have to be solved by those on the spot without technical aid . I have aimed , therefore , in ...
... wide value . not only to his class , but may be made sufficiently simple to be of practical use in those numerous cases where these questions have to be solved by those on the spot without technical aid . I have aimed , therefore , in ...
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... wide term of " a horse - power . " " Mr. Watt made some experiments on the strong horses employed by the brewers in London , and found that a horse of that kind walking at the rate of 24 miles per hour , could draw 150 lbs . avoirdupois ...
... wide term of " a horse - power . " " Mr. Watt made some experiments on the strong horses employed by the brewers in London , and found that a horse of that kind walking at the rate of 24 miles per hour , could draw 150 lbs . avoirdupois ...
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... wide adoption , and for en- gines it will not supersede the effective horse - power , nor for boilers the basis of comparative heating and grate surfaces . It is , of course , manifest that mere heating surface with- out regard to its ...
... wide adoption , and for en- gines it will not supersede the effective horse - power , nor for boilers the basis of comparative heating and grate surfaces . It is , of course , manifest that mere heating surface with- out regard to its ...
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... wide and 6 inches deep . The table gives for 61⁄2 inches 6.68 cubic feet of water per minute ; this , if multiplied by 36 inches , will give the total quantity of water ( 6.68 by 36 = 240.48 cubic feet ) per min- ute passing down the ...
... wide and 6 inches deep . The table gives for 61⁄2 inches 6.68 cubic feet of water per minute ; this , if multiplied by 36 inches , will give the total quantity of water ( 6.68 by 36 = 240.48 cubic feet ) per min- ute passing down the ...
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... wide , takes the full flow of the stream when raised 2 feet , with the water standing 5 feet above the sill , that is 4 feet above the centre of the` opening . The width of the opening , 48 inches , multiplied by its depth , 24 inches ...
... wide , takes the full flow of the stream when raised 2 feet , with the water standing 5 feet above the sill , that is 4 feet above the centre of the` opening . The width of the opening , 48 inches , multiplied by its depth , 24 inches ...
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