A catechism of the steam engine in its various applications to mines, mills, steam navigation, railways, and agriculture. With practical instructions for the manufacture and management of engines of every class (1864)
Bourne, John · New York, D. Appleton & co. · leaf 368
am and water pipes, without altering the handles on theinjector; a graduated cock on the water supply pipe is veryconvenient for this purpose. The machines are manufactured by Wm. Sellers & Co.Philadelphia. As an example of Portable Steam Engines, of which thereare large numbers in this country… … 352 motive engine are adapted to the requirements of stationarypower, for all purposes under forty horse power. The leadingideas are: high velocity, high pressure, good valve motion,large fire-box, numerous and short flues, and steam blast. Thecharacteristic features are : great strength of boiler,…
Steam engineering · Steam-engines
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