 | Daniel Russell Hodgdon - 1918 - 616 sider
...cubic inches. A cubic foot of water contains 7J gallons, 1728 cubic inches, and weighs 62 i pounds. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of...multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. Steam rising from water at its boiling point (212 degrees) has a pressure equal to the atmosphere (14.7... | |
 | Daniel F. Seerey - 1918 - 76 sider
...equal to 1 pound pressure per square inch is 2.31 feet. In usual computation this is taken at 2 feet. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of...water, multiply the height of the column in feet by 0.434. Approximately every foot elevation is equal to one-half pound pressure per square inch, allowing... | |
 | Daniel Russell Hodgdon - 1919 - 634 sider
...cubic inches. A cubic foot of water contains 1\ gallons, 1728 cubic inches, and weighs 62i pounds. < To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of...column of water multiply the height of the column in'feet by .434. Steam rising from water at its boiling point (212 degrees) has a pressure equal to... | |
 | 1919 - 1104 sider
...boiler, to see that there is oil in everything that needs oil, good coal and clean water. 8. How do you find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water? (a) By keeping track of your steam gage and see that you have water in the boiler. (b) By the water... | |
 | Daniel Russell Hodgdon - 1920 - 370 sider
...cubic inches. A cubic foot of water contains 7j gallons, 1728 cubic inches, and weighs 62J pounds. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of...multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OBJECTS. VISIBLE AT SEA LEVEL IN CLEAR WEATHER The following table shows... | |
 | Charles McShane - 1920 - 912 sider
...cubic inches. A cubic foot of water contains 7]/2 gallons, 1,728 cubic inches, and weighs 62J/2 pounds. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of...multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. One barrel is rated at 31j/ gallons, except a barrel of oil, which is 42 gallons. To find the number... | |
 | Emil Ryder Glass - 1920 - 166 sider
...salt remaining in sea water after evaporation, reduce pounds of sea water to ounces, and divide by 32. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of...of water, multiply the height of the column in feet bv .434. Temperature of water at 100 Ibs. steam pressure 338 degrees. 150 " " " 366 " 180 " " " 380... | |
 | Ralph Taylor Zook - 1920 - 210 sider
...RUN A PUMP is 100 feet of piston per minute. i13) TO FIND THE PRESSURE in pounds per sq. in. of the column of water multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. (14) TO FIND THE HORSE POWER necessary to elevate water to a given height, multiply the total of column... | |
 | Andrew Malinovszky - 1921 - 302 sider
...average consumption of coal for a steam boiler is 1 2 pounds per hour for each square of grate surface. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of...multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. Steam rising from water at its boiling-point (212° F.) has a pressure equal to the atmosphere (14.7... | |
 | Julius Rosbloom, Orville R. Sawley - 1922 - 662 sider
...as the diameter of the eIbow and the friction of 45-degree eIbows one-half that of 90-degree eIbows. To Find the Pressure in Pounds Per Square Inch of...Multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. (Approximately every foot elevation is called equal to one-half pound pressure per square inch.) Doubling... | |
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To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. Approximately, we say that every foot elevation is equal to % Ib. pressure per square inch ; this allows for ordinary friction. To... 
