A Textbook on Steam Engineering, Band 1International Textbook Company, 1902 |
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12 inches annex base block and tackle body boiler called cent center of gravity cipher circle circumference column cubic foot cubic inches cylinder decimal places decimal point denominator diametral pitch distance divided dividend divisor driven pulley driven wheel engine equal EXAMPLE.-What EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE feet per minute figure force acts fraction frustum gallons gear gear-wheel given Hence horsepower improper fraction inches in diameter inches of mercury length lever liquid mercury minuend mixed number motion movable move multiply number of revolutions number of teeth obtained piston plane pounds per square pump quotient reduce remainder revolutions per minute rope safe load screw shaft shown in Fig side SOLUTION SOLUTION.-Applying the rule specific gravity speed square inch steam STRENGTH OF MATERIALS stress subtract suction surface ten-thousands tion transmit tube units valve vessel volume whole numbers wrought iron
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Seite 7 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Seite 38 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Seite 14 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...
Seite 5 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Seite 16 - If a straight line is drawn through two sides of a triangle parallel to the third side, it divides these sides proportionally.
Seite 6 - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Seite 36 - The terms of a ratio are the two numbers to be compared ; thus, in the above ratio, 20 and 4 are the terms. When both terms are considered together, they are called a couplet ; when considered separately, the first term is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent. Thus, in the ratio 20 : 4, 20 and 4 form a couplet, and 20 is the antecedent, and 4 the consequent.
Seite 39 - The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes and 4 and 6 are the means.
Seite 8 - Every body continues in a state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by a force impressed upon it.