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 383
erating steam is unsurpassed. No fan or arti-ficial blower is ever used or needed, the natural draft of theboiler being always sufficient. Starting with cold water in theboiler, a working head of steam can be generated in less thanJive minutes from the time of kindling the fire. The engine… … AMOSKEAG STEAM FIRE ENGINE. 367 are made and proved so as to be safely run at a steam pressureof 140 to 150 lbs. to the square inch; but the engines are con-structed so as to give the best streams at a pressure of about100 lbs. to the square inch, and for service at fires a steampressure of about…
Steam engineering · Steam-engines
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