Register of Arts, and Journal of Patent Inventions, Volume 4Luke Herbert G. Herbert, 1827 - Industrial arts |
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... represents a front view of a furnace containing five " duplex generators , " a 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , and one " steamometer " b . Fig . 2 is a view of the opposite end of the same furnace , with the cast iron plate which encases it broken ...
... represents a front view of a furnace containing five " duplex generators , " a 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , and one " steamometer " b . Fig . 2 is a view of the opposite end of the same furnace , with the cast iron plate which encases it broken ...
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... represents the motion communicated by one stroke of the piston ; when , therefore , the crank in its present position is moved from a to c , the piston is at its greatest speed , and travels nearly at the same velocity as the point a of ...
... represents the motion communicated by one stroke of the piston ; when , therefore , the crank in its present position is moved from a to c , the piston is at its greatest speed , and travels nearly at the same velocity as the point a of ...
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... represent a cylinder , the length of the stroke of the piston being two feet . de is the crank , the length of which is one foot ; b.c , the beam , the fulcrum of which is exactly in the middle . If the piston be put in motion the ...
... represent a cylinder , the length of the stroke of the piston being two feet . de is the crank , the length of which is one foot ; b.c , the beam , the fulcrum of which is exactly in the middle . If the piston be put in motion the ...
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... represents a lever like the crank : g being the axle . ab are two vessels fitted with pistons , and in every re- spect resembling cylinders , excepting that they are curved so as to describe portions of circles formed from the point g ...
... represents a lever like the crank : g being the axle . ab are two vessels fitted with pistons , and in every re- spect resembling cylinders , excepting that they are curved so as to describe portions of circles formed from the point g ...
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... represent two cranks , the axle of which is c . a c is now passing the centre , and therefore has no power , whilst the other , cb , is at its greatest power . The mean length of the lever , therefore , is at d , or one half of cb ; but ...
... represent two cranks , the axle of which is c . a c is now passing the centre , and therefore has no power , whilst the other , cb , is at its greatest power . The mean length of the lever , therefore , is at d , or one half of cb ; but ...
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Page 90 - Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.
Page 62 - ... furnace. The sides of the gulf before us, although composed of different strata of ancient lava, were perpendicular for about 400 feet, and rose from a wide horizontal ledge of solid black lava of irregular breadth, but extending completely round. Beneath this ledge the sides sloped gradually towards the burning lake, which was, as nearly as we could judge, 300 or 400 feet lower.
Page 62 - ... feet deep. The bottom was covered with lava, and the south-west and northern parts of it were one vast flood of burning matter, in a state of terrific ebullition, rolling to and fro its " fiery surge
Page 344 - ... to employ the expansive force of steam to press on the pistons, or whatever may be used instead of them, in the same manner as the pressure of the atmosphere is now employed in common...
Page 26 - ... the valves successively to give a circular motion to the wheel; the valves opening in the direction in which the weights are pressed, but not in the contrary. As the...
Page 441 - ... 3 is also moved backwards and forwards. The end of this sliding rod is fixed upon the reciprocating lever dc, of the leg de, at 4. When, therefore, the sliding rack is moved forwards in the direction 3, 2, 1, by the progressive motion of the engine...
Page 24 - ... the contrary. As the steam vessel moves round, it is supplied with steam from the boiler, and that which has performed its office may either be discharged by means of condensers, or into the open air. Sixthly, I intend, in some cases, to apply a degree of cold not capable of reducing the steam to water, but of contracting it considerably, so that the engines shall be worked by the alternate expansion and contraction of the steam. Lastly, instead of using water to render the piston or other parts...
Page 24 - In these steam-vessels are placed weights, so fitted to them as to fill up a part or portion of their channels, yet rendered capable of moving freely in them by the means hereinafter mentioned or specified. When the steam is admitted in these engines between these weights and the valves, it acts equally on both, so as to raise the weight...
Page 27 - I there described a steam wheel, moved by the force of steam acting in a circular channel against a valve on one side, and against a column of mercury or some other fluid metal on the other side.
Page 62 - The existence of these conical craters led us to conclude that the boiling caldron of lava before us did not form the focus of the volcano ; that this mass of melted lava was comparatively shallow ; and that the basin in which it was contained was separated, by a stratum of solid matter, from the great volcanic abyss, which constantly poured out its melted contents through these numerous craters into this upper reservoir.