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 278
nd of which is made to fit.The piston stock and junk ring are made of cast-iron, andthe packing is either hemp packing (Fr. garniture dechanvre; Ger. Hanfiiderung) or metalHc (Fr. garniture me-tallique; Ger. Metall-Hderung). The arrangement of a piston with hemp packing isshown in F^ig. 691. A A is… … is further fastened by means of the spUnt or cotter F.Hemp packing cannot be used in high-pressure engines, asit is too quickly injured by the hot steam and great fric-tion. Instead of it, metal packing is used, which is notonly more durable but causes less friction. There are a 266 HEA T, STEAM,…
Mechanics, Applied · Mechanical engineering
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