/ Mechanical refrigeration, 424- 426. 427. 572. Nitrogen in ammonia, 428. Oiling the piston rod, 552. Packing, 550. For piston rod, 550-551. For valve stem, 550. Piston rod, 551. Friction of, 551. Lubrication of, 551-552. Powell Lubricator, 564-565-566. Pumps, 510. Most simple form of, 513-514. Theory and principles of ac tion, 514-515-516. Single acting, 517. Force required to operate, 516-517. Duplex, 524-534-544. Steam, 519. Power, 519-527-534-536. Questions on compound and multiple stage air compres- sion, 508. Reece's apparatus for refrigera- tion, 455-456. Refrigeration, 424-427. Agents employed in, 428-451, Mechanical, 424. Methods of utilizing, 438-440 Systems of, 427. Rochester force feed lubricator, 572. Safety governor, 422. Method of application, 570. pressors, 494. Single Cylinder direct acting, Tables, 499-507. Testing of oils, 554-559. Triumph ice machine, 449-450. Auxiliary suction valve, 450. Method of packing piston rod, 451. Vacuum- How created, 514-515. Valves- Balance throttle for steain turbine, 422. Suction and discharge for Triumph ice machine, 450. Automatic, 510-511. Double beat, 510. Hinged, 510-511. Lift of, 517-518-519. Material for, 512. . INDEX ELECTRICITY FOR ENGINEERS Constant potential system, 20. generation of, 40. single phase, 129. two and three phase, 130. turns, definition of, 42. Distributing center, 24. Divided circuits, 16. Dynamos, alternating current, 122. brush, 77. care of, 64. compound wound, 47. failure to generate, 67. operation of constant cur- rent, 75. operation of constant poten- tial, 65. operation in parallel, 69. reversal of current, 44. separate exciting, 123. series, connections of, 45 shunt, connections of, 46. test for polarity, 70. Thomson-Ilouston, 89. Electromagnet, 41. Electromotive force, definition of counter, 108. Electroplating. 199. Electrolysis, 199. Electrolytic action, 9. Equalizer bar, 72. Feeders, 24. Fuses, 117. Gramme Ring, 44. Ground detectors, 185. Heating by electricity, 201. . power, 15. Incandescent lamps, 172. current required, 175. efficiency tables, 173. Thomson, 206. direction of, 42. steel, 5. square, 26. alternating current, 116. Rumford's, 191. series dynamo, 45. Testing lines, 181. dynamo efficiency, 187. short circuits, 183. controller, 97. rotary, 128. Volt, definition of, 10. alternating current, 143. Watt, definition of, 14. hour, definition of, 15. Thomson, 145. properties of, 39 weights of copper, 37. |