Small engines and boilers; a manual of concise and specific directions for the construction of small steam engines and boilers of modern types ... for amateurs and others interested in such work (1899)
Watson, Egbert P. (Egbert Pomeroy) · New York, D. Van Nostrand company · leaf 115
t, and most compact form of boileris the common cylinder boiler, used with charcoalfuel, or arranged for a gasoline burner, such as isnow sold for melting lead in pots by plumbers.This is a cheap fuel, but it is not a particularlysafe one, for gasoline is treacherous stuff, andbrooks no careless… … Fig. 28. SMALL ENGINES AND BOILERS. 99 stroke of piston all day long at 1,000 revolu-tions per minute, and maintain a pressure of 50pounds if properly arranged as to the heating sur-
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