The Indicator and Dynamometer
The Indicator and Dynamometer

Author: Thomas John Main

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-15

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780282156770

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Excerpt from The Indicator and Dynamometer: With Their Practical Applications to the Steam-Engine The Indicator is one of W'att's inventions, upon which he was accustomed to place great reliance; and it may not, perhaps, be too much to say, that, in his hands, it contrib uted mainly to his successive improvements of the Steam engine. After his patent had expired, and the Engine had become public property, the various makers, it seems, did not at first sufficiently value this useful instrument for we find Farey, in his work on Steam, complaining that Steam-engines had rather retrograded from neglecting it. However that may be, such is not the case now; for every engine maker is careful to apply it, as the best means of testing the working condition of his engine; yet even now there are many classes of people connected with the Steam engine, such as officers commanding steam-vessels and en gineers, to whom a fuller description of the instrument. 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.

The Indicator and Dynamometer, With Their Practical Applications to the Steam-Engine
The Indicator and Dynamometer, With Their Practical Applications to the Steam-Engine

Author: Thomas Main

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781020681141

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This technical manual, written by Thomas Main, provides an in-depth look at the workings of the steam engine, with a particular focus on the indicator and dynamometer. It is an essential resource for any student of engineering. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Indicator and Dynamometer
The Indicator and Dynamometer

Author: Thomas John Main

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2015-11-20

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9781347001226

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Indicator and Dynamometer, with Their Practical Applications to the Steam-Engine
The Indicator and Dynamometer, with Their Practical Applications to the Steam-Engine

Author: Thomas Main

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781230042732

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ...and be made quicker or slower at pleasure. The curve will evidently be somewhat similar to the continuous Indicator diagram (Plate I. Fig. 2), consisting of a series of undulations according to the force of the steam and its action on the propeller. A zero-line must be got, as in the case of the Indicator. When the Dynamometer is applied to large engines, the levers can be relieved of the pressure of the shaft; and this being accomplished, the index of the spring-balance will stand at 0, when the zero-line may be traced. The balance will also give the scale of pounds. After the diagram is traced, draw a series of equidistant lines at right angles to the zero-line, as in Plate I. Fig. 4, which represents a Dynamometer diagram taken on board Rattler during her trial with Alecto, the dimensions being reduced one-half. The distance between the curve and zero-line must be measured and compared with the scale of pounds on the balance. Let this be registered on the diagram in its proper space. These must be added up, and the sum be divided by the number of spaces taken into account. Thus we shall obtain the mean force of the lever on the spring of the balance; let this be multiplied again by the leverage of the Dynamometer, and the result will be the pressure of the screwshaft on the Dynamometer, and therefore on the vessel. To obtain the leverage, if the lever be compound, multiply together all the long arms (measuring from the fulcrum), A doubt has been expressed by some whether this is really the force exerted by the shaft on the vessel, on account of the shaft acting on a lever that yields to its force; but independently of the fact, that none of the thrust can be lost, it is clear that the thrust at C is equal to the thrust at D and that at...