The Compound Engine (Classic Reprint)
The Compound Engine (Classic Reprint)

Author: F. R. Low

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-09-12

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781528049276

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Excerpt from The Compound Engine As the volume iof steam is expanded its pressure falls and practically in an inverse ratio; that is, if you double the volume you halve the pressure, if you treble the volume you have one third the pressure, do, only remember that you must work with absolute pressures, not gage pressures. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Guide to Model Steam Engines - A Collection of Vintage Articles on the Design and Construction of Steam Engines
A Guide to Model Steam Engines - A Collection of Vintage Articles on the Design and Construction of Steam Engines

Author: Various

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2020-08-06

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 1528764374

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This book is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of installing miniature steam engines in model vehicles. Highly-detailed and profusely illustrated, this volume will be of considerable utility enthusiasts with an interest in model engineering, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: “Simple Model Steam Engine Construction”, “Design for a Motor Car type Steam Engine”, “A Model Compound Under-type Steam Engine”, “A Model Compound Under-Type Steam Engine”, “A Model Compound Under-Type Steam Engine”, “Some Interesting Steam Models”, “A Small Steam and Petrol Air-Gas Plant”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on model building.

American Steam Locomotives
American Steam Locomotives

Author: William L. Withuhn

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2019-03-01

Total Pages: 738

ISBN-13: 0253039355

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For nearly half of the nation's history, the steam locomotive was the outstanding symbol for progress and power. It was the literal engine of the Industrial Revolution, and it played an instrumental role in putting the United States on the world stage. While the steam locomotive's basic principle of operation is simple, designers and engineers honed these concepts into 100-mph passenger trains and 600-ton behemoths capable of hauling mile-long freight at incredible speeds. American Steam Locomotives is a thorough and engaging history of the invention that captured public imagination like no other, and the people who brought it to life.

The Baldwin Locomotive Works
The Baldwin Locomotive Works

Author: Burnham, Williams & Co., Philadelphia

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2015-07-27

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13:

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Excerpt from The Baldwin Locomotive Works: Locomotive Data The motive power requirements of railways are so varied, that every system must employ a number of different types of locomotives with which to handle its traffic. It is not possible here to describe all the types in common use, but attention may be called to a few characteristic features of locomotives designed for different classes of service. Excluding such work as switching, logging and industrial, the majority of locomotives are used in road service, and this may be divided into two gen eral classes, freight and passenger. In heavy freight work, a locomotive is required to exert a high tractive force at comparatively slow speed, while in fast passenger work the tractive force, when running, is comparatively low, while the speed is high. Horse-power is measured by the product of tractive force and speed, hence it is frequently necessary for a passenger locomotive to develop as much horse-power as a freight, even though the trac tive forces exerted by the two may be widely differ ent. As the boiler capacity limits the horse-power, it follows that in proportion to the tractive force exerted, a passenger locomotive needs a larger boiler than one intended for freight service. The requirements of fast freight and heavy, medium speed passenger service are more nearly alike, and the same type of locomotive can frequently be used for both these classes of work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Compound Corliss Engines (Classic Reprint)
Compound Corliss Engines (Classic Reprint)

Author: James Tribe

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-10-08

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9781333884031

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Excerpt from Compound Corliss Engines His volume was intended as the second edition of my former work Compound Engines, ' but so much new material has been added and so thorough has been the revision of the old. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Short Treatise on the Compound Steam Engine
A Short Treatise on the Compound Steam Engine

Author: John Turnbull Jr

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-28

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 9780266871453

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Excerpt from A Short Treatise on the Compound Steam Engine: With a New Method of Finding the Relative Areas of the Two Cylinders As the compound engine is being now so universally adopted in the Mercantile Ma rine Service, and a knowledge of its princi ples absolutely necessary by those engaged in attending it, we will, in the following remarks, explain these principles m as sim ple a manner as possible, and institute a comparison between the respective merits of the single-cylinder expansive condens ing engine and the compound engine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.