Hand-book for steam engineers and owners of steam engines; being a practical guide to the selection and care of steam machinery - Softcover

9781150962318: Hand-book for steam engineers and owners of steam engines; being a practical guide to the selection and care of steam machinery
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ...all the care and attention which may be needed to insure regular and efficient working. Machinery in the dark is almost sure to be neglected. If the design of the building or the nature of the business is such that the engine must be located underground there should be some provision for letting in the daylight, the extra expense incurred will soon be saved by the order, cleanliness, and fewer repairs required, following neglect. The engine should always be close to, but not iu the boiler room. Many a high-priced engine has had its days of usefulness shortened by the abrasive action of fine ashes and coal dust coming in contact with the wearing surfaces. There should always be a wall or tight partition between the engine and fire room. The foundations for an engine should be large and deep. Too many manufacturers in marking dimensions on foundation drawings for engines, make them altogether too shallow. The stability of an engine depends more on the depth than on the breadth of the foundations. Stone should be used for foundations rather than brick, but if the latter must be used they should be hard burned and laid in a good cement rather than a lime mortar. If the bottom of the pit dug for the engine foundation be wet, or the soil uncertain in its stability, it is a good plan to make a solid concrete block about a foot and a half thick, on which the foundation may be continued to the top. If such a concrete block be made with the right kind of cement it will be almost as hard and solid as a whole stone. The most economical engine is the one in which high pressure steam can be used during such portion of the stroke as may be necessary, then quickly cut off by a valve which shall not interfere with the exhaust at the opposite end of the cylinder,...

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  • Erscheinungsdatum2012
  • ISBN 10 1150962313
  • ISBN 13 9781150962318
  • EinbandTapa blanda
  • Anzahl der Seiten42

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