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C.E. John Bourne. A Catechism of the Steam Engine
A Catechism of the Steam Engine
Table of Contents
MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE STEAM ENGINE
CLASSIFICATION OF ENGINES
NATURE AND USES OF A VACUUM
VELOCITY OF FALLING BODIES AND MOMENTUM OF MOVING BODIES
CENTRAL FORCES
CENTRES OF GRAVITY, GYRATION, AND OSCILLATION
THE PENDULUM AND GOVERNOR
THE MECHANICAL POWERS
FRICTION
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND STRAINS SUBSISTING IN MACHINES
CHAPTER I
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STEAM ENGINE
THE BOILER
THE ENGINE
THE MARINE ENGINE
SCREW ENGINES
THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE
CHAPTER II
HEAT, COMBUSTION, AND STEAM
HEAT
COMBUSTION
STEAM
CHAPTER III
EXPANSION OF STEAM AND ACTION OF THE VALVES
CHAPTER IV
MODES OF ESTIMATING THE POWER AND PERFORMANCE OF ENGINES AND BOILERS
HORSES POWER
DUTY OF ENGINES AND BOILERS
THE INDICATOR
DYNAMOMETER, GAUGES, AND CATARACT
CHAPTER V
PROPORTIONS OF BOILERS
HEATING AND FIRE GRATE SURFACE
CALORIMETER AND VENT
EVAPORATIVE POWER OF BOILERS
MODERN MARINE AND LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS
THE BLAST IN LOCOMOTIVES
BOILER CHIMNEYS
STEAM ROOM AND PRIMING
STRENGTH OF BOILERS
BOILER EXPLOSIONS
CHAPTER VI
PROPORTIONS OF ENGINES
STEAM PASSAGES
AIR PUMP, CONDENSER, AND HOT AND COLD WATER PUMPS
FLY WHEEL
STRENGTHS OF LAND ENGINES
STRENGTH OF MARINE AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES
CHAPTER VII
CONSTRUCTIVE DETAILS OF BOILERS
LAND AND MARINE BOILERS
INCRUSTATION AND CORROSION OF BOILERS
LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS
CHAPTER VIII
CONSTRUCTIVE DETAILS OF ENGINES
PUMPING ENGINES
VARIOUS FORMS OF MARINE ENGINES
CYLINDERS, PISTONS, AND VALVES,
AIR PUMP AND CONDENSER
PUMPS, COCKS, AND PIPES
DETAILS OF THE SCREW AND SCREW SHAFT
DETAILS OF THE PADDLES AND PADDLE SHAFT
THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE
CHAPTER IX
STEAM NAVIGATION
RESISTANCE OF VESSELS IN WATER
EXPERIMENTS ON THE RESISTANCE OF VESSELS
INFLUENCE OF THE SIZE OF VESSELS UPON THEIR SPEED
CONFIGURATION AND ACTION OF THE SCREW
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES OF PADDLE AND SCREW VESSELS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES OF DIFFERENT SCREWS
PROPORTIONS OF SCREWS
SCREW VESSELS WITH FULL AND AUXILIARY POWER
SCREW AND PADDLES COMBINED
CHAPTER X
EXAMPLES OF ENGINES
OSCILLATING PADDLE ENGINES
DIRECT ACTING SCREW ENGINE
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE
CHAPTER XI
OF VARIOUS FORMS, APPLICATIONS, AND APPLIANCES OF THE STEAM ENGINE
CHAPTER XII
MANUFACTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF STEAM ENGINES
CONSTRUCTION OF ENGINES
ERECTION OF ENGINES
MANAGEMENT OF MARINE BOILERS
MANAGEMENT OF MARINE ENGINES
MANAGEMENT OF LOCOMOTIVES
INDEX
