B. T. Rules, 358, 385

Diameters and areas of, 183, 184

Fitting of, 283

In steam space, 294, 328

L. R. Rules, 335, 342

Loads and stresses on, 354, 355, 392,

393

Near flanges, 186

Plate, 294

Renewal of, 43

Rupture of, 44, 140

Strains produced by, 34

Stresses in, 188

Steam

And water, Chapter on, 52
Density, 53

Moist, 65

Pipe arrangements, list of, 318

Raising of, rapid, 1
Space, 49, 311

corrosion, 76

Specific heat of, 65

Superheated table, 33, 57, 65

Steel

Acid, 136, 137

Basic, 135, 137, 138

refined, 137
Composition of, 139
Crucible, 138
Impurities, 139

L. R. Rules, 339

Micro-structure of, 148

Mildest qualities, 27

Open-hearth, 136

Tests, B. T. Rules, 366, 367, 368, 382

Stoking, 3, 310

Stop valves, L. R. Rules, 339

B. T. Rules, 371

Strain indicators, 147, 305

Strangling stress, 166, 169

Strength of materials, Chapter on, 34
Stresses

Alternate, 160
Bending, 165
Compound, 148, 166

Due to flanging, 256

Due to stays, 34

In corrugated furnaces, 203

In cylindrical furnaces, 201

In cylindrical shells, 197

In girders, 181

In oval furnaces, 205

In ribbed furnaces, 204
In rivet holes, 219

In riveted joints, 222

In rivets, 216, 218
In stays, 188

In thick shells, 212
Near domehole, 200
Resolution of, 172
Shearing, 162, 172

Stretching, irregular, 158
Sulphur in fuel, 106

in steel, 140, 141

Superheated steam, 33, 57, 65
water, 62

Superheater drains, 21

Superheaters, B. T. Rules, 365, 370

- L. R. Rules, 339

Table

Air for combustion, 102

in water, 61

Analysis of fuels, 90, 91
Boiler dimensions, 316
Boiling salt water, 60

Coal consumption, rate, 309
Compound stresses, 169
Coverings for boilers, 130
Density of gases, 107
Drilled plate, strength, 161
Efficiency, 308

Electric conductivity, 81
Firebar spaces, 9

Flame temperatures, 96

Flat plate experiments, 187-191

staying, best, 323

Flat plates, B. T. Rules, 389-391
L. R. Rules, 348-350, 353

Fuel analysis, 90

Funnel draught, 308

Furnace diameters, B. T. Rules, 387-
388

L. R. Rules, 345-347
experiments, 208-211

Heat radiation, 116

transmission, 131

Heats of combustion, 85
Igniting temperatures, 93
Incomplete combustion, 98
Neutral salts, 71, 72

Punching experiments, 231
Resistances in furnace, 101

Riveted joints, B. T. Rules, 386

best, 320, 321

L. R. Rules, 344

Safety valve areas, 375

Scale analysis, 28

Screwed stay diameter and area,

Table-cont.

Tube plates, L. R. Rules, 351
surfaces, 311

Variation of combustion, 108
Water density, 20

Tack holes, 232

Taper washers, 43, 289

Tapping machines, 238

stay holes, 238, 239, 288

Temper bending test, 143, 150, 153
Temperature

In funnels, 104, 115

In furnaces, 96

Influence on steel, 143, 149

Of fire-bars, 130

Of flames, 94, 95, 96

Of heating surfaces, 119, 127
Of ignition, 93
Zero, 97

Test cocks, 20, 371

pieces, 145, 161, 162, 168
Testing machines, 146

pressure, 304

- speed, 147

Tests

Alternate bending, 26, 42, 145, 160
Cold bending, 142

For redshortness, 143
Mechanical, 142, 148
Percussive, 145, 147
Temper, 143, 150, 153

Tensile, 140, 145, 166, 168, 169
Torsion, 159, 165

Thermal conductivity, 118, 119, 129

expansion of water, 59

Thermo-electric currents, 80
Thermometer cups, 3

Thermometers. See Pyrometers

Thick cylindrical shells, 212
Thompson calorimeter, 86
Three-furnaced boilers, 313
Time, influence of, 155
Time required for

Annealing, 268

Bending shell plates, 244
Caulking, 300, 304
Drilling, 239

Flanging, 262

furnace holes, 264

- furnace saddles, 275

Overheating plates, 21

Planing plate edges, 232, 282

- flanges, 288

Raising steam, 1

Riveting, 254

Rivets, heating of, 254

Tapping and staying, 288

Testing, 159

Tubing, 295, 297

Tin in steel, 140, 142

Tinned condenser tubes and corrosion, 83'

Torsion test, 159, 163, 165