easing the moment The compressor shown in the accompanying illus- of inertia and diminishing the metacentric height. tration is constructed upon an entirely different prin- As, however, this means can be resorted to only with- The volumetric tests show an effi- ciple from those in ordinary use,… … inated. As the device will exert stationarily pivoted at their lower THE BLAND AIR COMPRESSOR. an energetic effect even with the ends to the base of the compressor, smallest lateral oscillations of the ship, a propagation while their upper ends are pivoted to the floating beam ciency of 97 per…
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