Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1869)
New York, Appleton · leaf 105
n blast-furnai red, i- the atm ■ ph> i <■ a r - hi b \,... lb—7 ys IRON. It is, therefore, in this aspect, one of the most important to he duly managed ; and -when the enormousquantities of it that are required are taken into view, its probable influence and collateral effect can bestill… … Volume of materials, in cubic feet, per minute 0295 do. proportionate 1 Weight of materials, in lbs., per minute 24-82 do. proportionate 1 Taking the mean of the proportional quantities, it appears that, in round numbers, the veliane of theair injected is 3000 times larger than that of all the…
Mechanical engineering
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