Mechanics' Pocket Memoranda: A Convenient Pocketbook for All Persons Interested in Mechanical Engineering, Steam Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Railroad Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Bridge Engineering, Etc

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International Textbook Company, 1900 - 360 σελίδες
 

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Σελίδα 2 - 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...
Σελίδα 144 - The pressure per unit of area exerted anywhere upon a mass of liquid is transmitted undiminished in all directions, and acts with the same force upon all surfaces, in a direction at right angles to those surfaces.
Σελίδα 3 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces ... 1 pound (Ib.) Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, precious stones, etc. APOTHECARIES
Σελίδα 5 - MEASURES OF LENGTH 10 millimeters (mm.) = 1 centimeter cm. 10 centimeters =1 decimeter dm. 10 decimeters =1 meter m. 10 meters =1 decameter Dm.
Σελίδα 3 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Σελίδα 2 - 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.
Σελίδα 185 - The horse power of a steam engine is given by the equation , plan = ~ where p = mean effective pressure in pounds per square inch, l = length of stroke in feet, a = area of piston in square inches, n = number of strokes per minute, or twice the number of revolutions per minute.
Σελίδα 189 - The lead is the distance between the edge of the valve and the edge of the port from which the valve is traveling when the piston is at the end of its stroke.
Σελίδα 25 - This is called the total heat of vaporization, or simply total heat. It is plain that the total heat is the sum of the heat of the liquid and the latent heat. That is, total heat = heat of liquid + latent heat.
Σελίδα 228 - The circular pitch is the distance along the pitch circle from the center of one tooth to the center of the next.

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