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Seite 77 - For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views.
Seite 192 - The results of these experiments certainly point to the conclusion that the thinner the plates, forming part of the heating surface of a boiler, the higher should be the boiler's efficiency, always provided that the plates are clean ; but it will be evident that, if the plates be coated with a covering of scale, or some bad conductor, then the less must be the influence of the thickness on the efficiency, while with a thick coat of oil the influence might become practically unimportant. The fact...
Seite vi - ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING : A Manual for Young Marine Engineers and Apprentices. In the Form of Questions and Answers on Metals, Alloys, Strength of Materials, Construction and Management of Marine Engines and Boilers, Geometry, &c.
Seite 184 - Some experiments on the combination of induced draught and hot air applied to marine boilers fitted with "Serve
Seite 321 - ... each of which is capable of being worked by dynamos under protection. The officers and crew are accommodated on the main and belt decks. The upper deck extends from stem to stern without a break, and above it is a continuous bridge deck extending the whole length between the barbettes; on this deck are the conning towers surmounted by navigating bridges (which will be about 36 ft.
Seite 281 - Since the advent of practical electrical furnaces for high temperatures no insurmountnbk- difficulties stand in the way of such research. In closing the subject of the chemical and physical examination of Portland cement materials a few words may not be out of place in regard to the status of the American cement chemist. There is a more or less well defined tendency in American cement plants to slight the position of chemist by the paying of insufficient salaries, and hence the places are sometimes...
Seite 61 - To the weight lever another lever is attached, which actuates the throttle valve, F, and controls the supply of steam to the pump drawing from the heater. When the water in the heater rises the float is raised, and the throttle valve opened, and, when the water level is lowered, the float follows, and the valve is closed ; the level of the water is thus kept constant in the heater, and the pumps are completely filled with water. The...
Seite 362 - That any member may by communication addressed to the Secretary petition the Council to lay before a general meeting of the Institution the contents of any letter which shall in a short, concise, and clear manner draw the attention of the Institution to public matters of importance in connection with legislation proposed by any governing body in reference to the construction of ships, machinery, or working of the same, so that members might, by their scientific and practical knowledge, demonstrate...
Seite 224 - It is also generally claimed for all classes of water-tube boilers that they are less liable than ordinary boilers to derangement or damage through accident or neglect ; and also that, even in the case of rupture, the damage which would result would be much less than with ordinary boilers, owing to the much less quantity of water they contain. There is one important point, viz., " durability," which is indirectly included in the Condition 2, as to which experience is at present deficient.
Seite 332 - Draught amidships do... 15 Displacement tons.. 2,050 Indicated horse-power 4,800 Speed knots.. 17 The vessel is designed upon the longitudinal and bracket system, with an inner bottom extending from the collision bulkhead to the stern. The longitudinals and girders supporting the deck are to be continuous, converging to the stem casting and to the stern, the frames and beams to be intercostal. The depth of longitudinals and vertical keel throughout their length to be 24 inches; the girders supporting...