Fairbairn, William, Sir, 1789-1874 · London, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green · leaf 252
the yarnas it comes from the machines below. The building consists of three stories and an attic, at one endof which is the water-wheel and staircase, and the adjoiningbuildings contain the boiler for heating, gas works, &c., &c.For some years this mill was worked exclusively by water,… … The following references and calculations exbibit the speed ofthe water-wheel and the shafting, spinning frames, &c., in themill: — 212 ON SILK MILLS. Speeds of Shafts, Wheels, &c. Water-wheel 22 feet diameter; velocity of periphery 4 feet 2^ inches per second,= 37 revolutions per minute.…
Mills and mill-work · Machinery
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