A manual of the mechanics of engineering and of the construction of machines. Designed as a text-book for technical schools and colleges, and for the use of engineers, architects, etc. (1878)
Weisbach, Julius Ludwig, 1806-1871, Du Bois, A. Jay (Augustus Jay), 1849-1915, Buel, Richard H. (Richard Hooker), b. 1842 · New York. J. Wiley & Sons, 1878- · leaf 238
means offormula2 or tables, the tensioncorresponding to an observedtemperature can be determined.The thermometer can be hung in the boiler through a stui^ng-box, and protected frombreaking by a metal shield. (See Dr. Schelflers Monograph, Die Ursachen der Dampfkesselexplosionen und… … § 4-33.—Safety-Valves.—The safety-valve (Fr. soupapede s^rete; Ger. Sicherheitsventil) is the most importantadjunct of the steam boiler. We may distinguish innerand outer safety-valves. Outer valves open outwardswhen the steam pressure within the boiler exceeds a cer-tain amount, and thus allow the…
Mechanics, Applied · Mechanical engineering
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