120 pages, illustrated, 12mo, cloth, $1.00.
Mechanics, Young Engineers and Home Students
Symbols and the signs of operation. The equation and the unknown quantity. Positive and negative quantities. Multiplication, involution, exponents, negative exponents, roots, and the use of exponents as logarithms. Logarithms. Tables of logarithms and proportional parts. Transportation of systems of logarithms. Common uses of common logarithms. Compound multiplication and the binomial theorem. Division, fractions and ratio. Rules for division. Rules for fractions. Continued proportion, the series and the summation of the series. Examples. Geometrical means. Limit of series. Equations. Appendix. Index. 104 pages, 12mo, cloth, 60c.
_See also_ Algebraic Signs, Spons' Dictionary of Engineering, No. 2. 40 cts.
_See also_ Calculus, Supplement to Spons' Dictionary, No. 5. 75 cts.
I. Firing and Economy of Fuel.—Precautions before and after starting the fire, care of the fire, proper firing, draft, smoke, progress of firing, fuel on the grate, cleaning out, cleaning grate bars and ash pan, dampers, firing into two or more furnaces, dry fuel, loss of heat.
II. Feed and Water Line.—Feeding, the water line, false water line, defective feeding apparatus, formation of scale, gauge cocks, glass gauge, the float, safety plug, alarm whistle.
III. Low Water and Foaming or Priming.—Precautions when water is low, foaming, priming.
IV. Steam Pressure.—Steam gauge, safety valves.
V. Cleaning and Blowing Out.—Cleaning the boiler, to examine the state of the boiler, blowing out, refilling the boiler.
VI. General Directions.—How to prevent accidents, repairs, the care of the boiler when not in use, testing boilers, trimming and cleaning outside. Summary of rules. Index.
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CHAPTER I.—Introductory and Historical; Steam Jacketing. CHAPTER II.—Indicator Cards. CHAPTER III.—Indicator Cards continued; the Governor. CHAPTER IV.—Valve Gear and Eccentric; Valve Setting. CHAPTER V.—Valve Setting continued, with diagrams of same; Table for laps of Steam Valve. CHAPTER VI.—Valve Setting continued. CHAPTER VII.—Lubrication with diagrams for same. CHAPTER VIII.—Discussion of the Air Pump and its Management. CHAPTER IX.—Care of Main Driving Gears; best Lubricator for same. CHAPTER X.—Heating of Mills by Exhaust Steam. CHAPTER XI.—Engine Foundations; diagrams and templets for same. CHAPTER XII.—Foundations continued; Materials for same, etc.