 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 842 sider
...strokes which the engine makes in a minute, being the multiple of all these, and is thus obtained : — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches, by the pressure on each square inch of the piston, not expressed in pounds weight, but in the height of a... | |
 | sir Robert Spencer Robinson - 1839 - 216 sider
...quantity of water required for steam, find the volume of steam from a cubic foot of water by Rule 2nd. Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by half the velocity of the piston in inches, or six times the velocity in feet per minute, cut off two... | |
 | Artizan club (London, England) - 1847 - 338 sider
...be found from the following rule. RULE. — To find the diameter of the top of the blast pipe. — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by -017. Theproduct is the diameter of the top of the blast pipe in inches. Example. — The diameter... | |
 | John Bourne (C.E.) - 1850 - 326 sider
...in nominal horses power ? A. — The nominal power of an engine may be ascertained by the following rule : multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by the velocity of the piston in feet per minute, and divide the product by 6000 ; the quotient is the number... | |
 | John Bourne - 1851 - 346 sider
...stroke is given. RULE 2. — To find the area of water level. — Multiply the square of the diameter in inches by the cube root of the stroke in feet ; divide the product by 47 ; the quotient expresses the number of square feet in the area of water level. Example. — Required... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - 1851 - 310 sider
...when of cast iron. — Multiply the square of the length of the crank in inches by 1-561, and then multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by -1235 ; multiply the sum of these products by the square of the diameter of cylinder in inches ; divide... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - 1852 - 600 sider
...be so modified as to apply when the length of stroke and diameter of cylinder are givenRULE 2- — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder...quotient expresses the number of cubic feet of steam roomRequired the average capacity of steam room for an engine whose stroke is 8 feet, and diameter... | |
 | Septimus Norris - 1852 - 356 sider
...quantity of water in the boilerRULE — To find the cubical content of the water in the boiler- — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by 9 ; divide the product by 40- The quotient is the cubical content of the water in the boiler in cubic... | |
 | John Bourne (C.E.) - 1853 - 344 sider
...ascertained by a reference to the dimensions of the cylinder, and may be computed by the following rule: — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by the velocity of the piston in feet per minute, and divide the product by 6,000 ; the quotient is the number... | |
 | William Somerville Orr - 1856 - 556 sider
...rule for the dimensions of the feed-pump in non-condensing engines, we may offer the following : — Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder (in inches) by the length of stroke (in feet), divide by 90, and the quotient is the product of the square of the diameter... | |
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Rule : Multiply the square of the diameter of the cylinder in inches by the cube root of the stroke in feet, and divide the product by 47. The quotient is the nominal horse-power of the engine. 
