Recent Improvements in the Steam-engine in Its Various Applications to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation, Railways, and Agriculture: Being a Supplement to 'The Catechism of the Steam-engine.'Longmans, Green, and Company, 1869 - 336 páginas |
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... steel . But the benefit of the practice is not so conspicuous in that instance ; and in some cases steel piston rods have been found to break more frequently than iron ones . It is a good practice , however , to convert the iron piston ...
... steel . But the benefit of the practice is not so conspicuous in that instance ; and in some cases steel piston rods have been found to break more frequently than iron ones . It is a good practice , however , to convert the iron piston ...
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... steel are , however , very expen- sive , and very good shafts are now made of Bessemer steel , which is formed by blowing air into melted cast iron until all the carbon is burnt out , and then adding a sufficient quantity of fresh cast ...
... steel are , however , very expen- sive , and very good shafts are now made of Bessemer steel , which is formed by blowing air into melted cast iron until all the carbon is burnt out , and then adding a sufficient quantity of fresh cast ...
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... steel bushes welded into the eyes and hardened , and fitted with hardened steel pins , are found to be the best arrangement . In sea - going steamers brass bushes and brass - covered pins are found to work very satisfactorily , and to ...
... steel bushes welded into the eyes and hardened , and fitted with hardened steel pins , are found to be the best arrangement . In sea - going steamers brass bushes and brass - covered pins are found to work very satisfactorily , and to ...
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... steel , hammers of 5 , 8 , and 12 tons are habitually required . When the standards are of cast iron , the box form is now preferred to the old T form , and immense strength is necessary to enable the hammer permanently to endure the ...
... steel , hammers of 5 , 8 , and 12 tons are habitually required . When the standards are of cast iron , the box form is now preferred to the old T form , and immense strength is necessary to enable the hammer permanently to endure the ...
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... steel ; and the workman- ship and materials of the engines are of the very first quality . A drawing of these engines is given in fig . 58 . In another set of engines by the same makers , there are three inverted cylinders working down ...
... steel ; and the workman- ship and materials of the engines are of the very first quality . A drawing of these engines is given in fig . 58 . In another set of engines by the same makers , there are three inverted cylinders working down ...
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