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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890. Excerpt: ... Lining: Tip an engine, 371. Little giant injector, the, 246-251. Logarithms, hybcrbolic use of, 369, 370. Logarithms, table of, 370. Loose helts, 399. Loose boxes, 399. Low water, 357-359. McNanght's indicator, 284,285. Management of steam-engines and boilers, practical notes on the, 355-411. Management of steam fire-engines, rules for, 191-195. Marking engines, 366. Mean pressure, to find the, 369, 370. Mechanical power, what meant by, xxxvii. Mechanical powers, xxxvii. Meyer system of valve gear, 49. Mud drum, the, 112. National steam pump, 221-223. Nowcomen's atmospheric engine, 41. New York, numberof steam fire-engines in use in, 179. Non-condensing engines, to compute the avenge pressures of, 313-315. Non-condensing or high pressure en-gine, invention of, 41. Norris pulley cover a cure for slipping belts," 399. Nnremberg, first fire-engine constructed in, 176. Oil feeders, patent automatic, 400 Oiling, 381. Oils, 380. Oscillation, centre of, xxxvi. Packing, 380, 382. Packing, cutting of, by piston rod, etc., 382. Packing of steam pistons, 382, 383. Packing, putting in and taking out, 334. Papin's safety valve, A. P. 1695,335. Patches, hard and soft, for boilers, 362. Pendulum governor, 265. Philadelphia, number of steam fire-engines in use in, 179. Philosophy and operation of the steam-engine, xxvi.-xxxix. Pickering spring governor, 266-270. Pickering spring governor, advantages claimed for, 267. Pickering spring governor, extreme sensitiveness of, 267. Piston and its rings, 329-332. Piston, friction of, 332. Piston, improved, 330, 332. Piston in general use, 329, 330. Piston of Buckeye engine, 70. Piston of Blake steam-pump. 231. Piston of Wright engine, 78. Piston packing, precaution observed in, 383. Piston speed of Allen engine, 51. Piston, to te...
