A Catechism of the Steam Engine: Illustrative of the Scientific Principles Upon which Its Operation Depends, and the Practical Details of Its Structure, in Its Application to Mines, Mills, Steam Navigation and Railways, with Various Suggestions of ImprovementLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1850 - 284 sider |
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... wheel to correct such irregularities by its momentum ; but where two engines , with their re- spective cranks set at right angles are employed , the irregularity of one engine corrects that of the other with sufficient exactitude for ...
... wheel to correct such irregularities by its momentum ; but where two engines , with their re- spective cranks set at right angles are employed , the irregularity of one engine corrects that of the other with sufficient exactitude for ...
Side 8
... wheel of an engine determined ? - A. By a reference to the power produced every half stroke of the engine , joined to the consideration of what relation the energy of the fly - wheel rim must have thereto , to keep the irregularities of ...
... wheel of an engine determined ? - A. By a reference to the power produced every half stroke of the engine , joined to the consideration of what relation the energy of the fly - wheel rim must have thereto , to keep the irregularities of ...
Side 11
... wheels of the same weight , and making the same number of revolutions per minute , but the dia- meter of one be double that of the other , the larger will have double the amount of ... wheel , however increases as THE STEAM ENGINE . 11.
... wheels of the same weight , and making the same number of revolutions per minute , but the dia- meter of one be double that of the other , the larger will have double the amount of ... wheel , however increases as THE STEAM ENGINE . 11.
Side 12
... wheel , however increases as the square of the velocity ; so that if the velocity of a fly - wheel be doubled , it will have four times the amount of centrifugal force . - - 24. Q. Can you give a rule for determining the centrifugal ...
... wheel , however increases as the square of the velocity ; so that if the velocity of a fly - wheel be doubled , it will have four times the amount of centrifugal force . - - 24. Q. Can you give a rule for determining the centrifugal ...
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... wheels . I have occasionally heard persons say : " You gain a great deal of power by the use of a capstan ; why not apply the same resource in the case of a steam vessel , and increase the power of your engine by placing a capstan ...
... wheels . I have occasionally heard persons say : " You gain a great deal of power by the use of a capstan ; why not apply the same resource in the case of a steam vessel , and increase the power of your engine by placing a capstan ...
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