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Experiments, Watt’s on steam from salt water 62
— from pure water ibid
on paddle wheels App. 42, 43, 47
additional, on paddle wheels App. 55
deductions from — 56
description of, to ascertain the
effect of fixing the paddle hoards at an
angle with the radius of the wheel — 57
— to ascertain the ratio of the
speed of a steam boat to the pressure — 62
on H. M. ship Lightning ibid
Dee — 64
Phoenix — 65
Explanation of plates . . 327
Expressions for the heat of conversion into
steam . . .50
finding the volume steam
will occupy under any compressive
force not exceeding 60 atmospheres 84
area of steam passages . 90
loss of velocity of steam from
bends or obstructions in the pipes . 91
loss of force of steam by cool
ing in passing through the steam pipe 92
loss by cooling cylinder . 99
area of chimneys 102, 103
fire surface . . 117
quantity of water for con
densation . . .147
power of the steam of a cubic
foot of water . . .155
power of steam of a cubic foot
of water when acting expansively . ibid
the greatest quantity of me
chanical power the steam of a cubic
foot of water will give when acting
expansively . . .156
: proportion of length of cy
linder to diameter . . 162
best velocity for the engine
to work with . . .164
capacity of air pump . 169
power required to work air
pump . . .171
friction of pistons 221, 222
circular force of crank . 229
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Expressions for stress on the axis or shaft 229
length of radius rods for
parallel motion . 231,233,234, 235
strength of rods subjected to
tensile strain .
piston rods
cranks
wheel arms
beams .
shafts .
-beam gudgeons
pipes and cylinders
—— flat plates to hear the
pressure of steam
the greatest stress in lbs. on
a circular inch a plate will bear
strength of boilers formed of
•
251, 252
cast iron boilers
253
fly wheels
259
counter weights
260
paddle wheels .
303, 304
the angle when the effective
resistance of the paddle is greatest App. 49
effective leverage of crank — 175
angular velocities of crank
for one engine . — 177
deviation from mean value of
angular velocities . . ibid
angular velocities of a crank
for a pair of engines . — 180
the screw propeller applied
to steam vessels . — 231
240
241
243
ibid
ibid
245
ibid
247
248
249
F.
Fairbairn, W., of Manchester 392, 393
Faraday, Michael . 56, 60, 80, 81, App. 6
Feedpipe . . .135
Fenwick, Thomas . . . 40, 260
Field, Joshua . . 262, 272
’s valve . . . 262
Fincham, J., master shipwright, Sheerness
Dock-yard, (Plates 33, 34, 35, 36, 94,
104, 105, 106, 107)
Fire, management of . .273