Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853- [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 434
AM-BOILER. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, ^97 movable head is then allowed to exert its force endwise uponthe rivet, upsets and heads it, and is then retracted. The steam-riveter shown in Fig. 329 has a piston oflarge area, which receives a relatively light pressure of steamor air upon each square inch of… … Fig. 330. to retract the piston before the exhaust occurs from the frontside. The hydraulic riveter uses a plunger of small area,exposed to a water-pressure of considerable amount, perhaps250 to 350 pounds or more per square inch, so that a muchless area under greater pressure does the same work as…
Mechanical engineering · Steam power plants
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