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This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1891. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... INDEX. Abendroth & Root manufacturing co. steam-boiler, 93-95. Abuse of steam-boilers, 124,126. Accidents, keep cool under, 401. Admission line of indicator, 301, 303. Agricultural engine, requisites for, 170. Agricultural engines, standard Ameri-can, 170-175. Alban, Dr., U. S. N., experiments with steam-boilers, 100. Allen cut-off valve, 55. Allen engine, 50-53. Allen engine, performance of at the American Institute, 52, 53. Allen governor, 280-282. Allen governor, construction of, 280.281. Allen governor, peculiar action of, 282. Allen g iveruor valve, 282. American Institute, experiments on priming in boilers, 110. American poriable steam-engines and boilers, 129-169. American stationary boilers, 88-128. American stationary engine, character-istics of, 62, Amoskeag steam fire-engine, 179. Ash pans, 397. Atmospheric line of indicator, 301, 303. Automatic cut-off, 55. Automatic cut-off engine, advantages of, 65. Automatic cut-off engine, Watertown, 79-82. Automatic cut-off engino, Woodbury, Booth & Pryor's, 62-ii6. Automatic cut-off valve gear, 75. Automatic engine, 69-75. Automatic engine, Hartford, 69-75. Tiabcock & Wilcox's expansion gear, 56. Bahdck & Wilcox's water tube boiler, 95-105. Back pressure, 360. Bates' patent steam generator, 108-112. Baxter steam-engine, 129-132. Baxter steam-engine, advantages claimed for, 131. Baxter pteam-engine boiler, 130. Beam motion. Sickles', 54, 55. Bearings of Buckeye engine, 71. Bed of Buckeye or llarti.-rd automatic engine, 69. Behr, Dr., experiments on combustion, 117. Bellows, the history of, 336. Belts, governor, 399. Belts, loose, 399. Blake steam-pump, 229-232. Blow cocks ami blowing out, 391, 392. Blowing out, 391, 392. Blowing out water from the boiler, while the boiler is still hot, injurious effects.if...
