The Design of Structures

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Lippincott, 1902 - 511 páginas
 

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Página 26 - Experiments on English and Foreign Boilers with their Heat Efficiencies shown in Fifty Tables — Fire Grates of Various Types — Mechanical Stokers — Combustion of Fuel in Boilers — Transmission of Heat through Boiler Plates, and their Temperature — Feed Water Heaters, Superheaters, Feed Pumps, &c. — Smoke and its Prevention — Instruments used in Testing Boilers — Marine and Locomotive Boilers — Fuel Testing Stations — Discussion of the Trials and Conclusions — On the Choice of...
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Página 61 - CONTENTS.— The Relation of Metallurgy to Chemistry. — Physical Properties of Metals. — Alloys. — The Thermal Treatment of Metals. — Fuel and Thermal Measurements. — Materials and Products of Metallurgical Processes. — Furnaces. — Means of Supplying Air to Furnaces.
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Página 26 - GENERAL CONTENTS. — Classification of different Types of Boilers — 425 Experiments on English and Foreign Boilers with their Heat Efficiencies shown in Fifty Tables — Fire Grates of Various Types — Mechanical Stokers — Combustion of Fuel in Boilers — Transmission of Heat through Boiler Plates, and their Temperature — Feed Water Heaters, Superheaters, Feed Pumps, &c.

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