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... Piston in a given Time . Weight and Cost of Engines . The Screw . - Handling the Propeller . Distilling apparatus.- Action of Parts of Engine in Dis- tillation p . 422 APPENDIX . List and Average Prices of Articles necessary for a ...
... Piston in a given Time . Weight and Cost of Engines . The Screw . - Handling the Propeller . Distilling apparatus.- Action of Parts of Engine in Dis- tillation p . 422 APPENDIX . List and Average Prices of Articles necessary for a ...
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... piston of e ( Fig . 3. ) have only one thousandth of the area of the larger one , c , and be pressed down with a force of 500 lbs . , it will cause the large one to rise with a force of 1000 times 500 lbs . * In the construction of the ...
... piston of e ( Fig . 3. ) have only one thousandth of the area of the larger one , c , and be pressed down with a force of 500 lbs . , it will cause the large one to rise with a force of 1000 times 500 lbs . * In the construction of the ...
Page 52
... piston , the water rises through the upper valve , and is on the ascent of the piston discharged from the spout of the pump . Thus every time the piston is raised , the upper valve closes and the lower one opens ; and every time it ...
... piston , the water rises through the upper valve , and is on the ascent of the piston discharged from the spout of the pump . Thus every time the piston is raised , the upper valve closes and the lower one opens ; and every time it ...
Page 53
... pistons are solid , having no valves ; and their motion is alter- nate . In their ascents , a vacuum is formed in each cylinder which is immediately occupied by water from the suction pipe a , and their descents force that water into ...
... pistons are solid , having no valves ; and their motion is alter- nate . In their ascents , a vacuum is formed in each cylinder which is immediately occupied by water from the suction pipe a , and their descents force that water into ...
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... piston , a quantity is discharged equal to a cylinder whose base is the area of a cross section of the body of the pump , and height the play of the piston ; thus , if the diameter be 4 inches , and the play 3 feet , we have to find the ...
... piston , a quantity is discharged equal to a cylinder whose base is the area of a cross section of the body of the pump , and height the play of the piston ; thus , if the diameter be 4 inches , and the play 3 feet , we have to find the ...
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