Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 134 pages of information about Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 134 pages of information about Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887.
Consumption of spirits of wine pints | — | — | — |3.0 | — | 9.6 | — | — Consumption of gas, in cubic feet | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — Consumption of cokes, in cbs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 Consumption of charcoal, in cbs | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.8 | — ----------------------------------------+----+----+----+----
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Part 2.  Stationary Apparatus.
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______________________ | | | | | | | Series of Trials. | IX. | X. | XI. | XII.|XIII.| XIV.| XV. ----------------------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-
----+-----+-----+----- Contents of boiler, in gallons |10.0 |10.0 |10.0 |10.0 |10.0 |10.0 |10.0 Water added during the process | 4.3 | — | — | 7.4 | 1.4 | — | — Temperature of water degs.  Fah. | 54 | 46 | 176 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 104 Firing commenced with spirits of | | | | | | | wine at hours min. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — Firing commenced with gas at " | — | — | — | — | — | — | — Firing commenced with coke at " | — | 8.15| 1.13| 1.43| 2.54| — | — Firing commenced with charcoal at " | 2.15| — | — | — | — | 8.43|10.16 Steam generated at " | 2.38| 8.53| 1.20| 2.3 | 3.19| 9.3 |10.23 212 deg. in chamber registered by | | | | | | | external thermometer at " | 2.45| 9.3 | 1.28| 2.18| 3.37| 9.12|10.31 212 deg. in clothes registered by | | | | | | | electrical thermometer at " | — | — | 1.55| — | — | — | — 221 deg. in clothes registered by | | | | | | | electrical thermometer at " | — | — | — | 3.50| 4.26|10.4 |12.03 Highest temperature in chamber | | | | | | | registered by external thermometer deg.| 293 | 320 | 284 | 284 | 302 | 284 | 275 Mean temperature in chamber | | | | | | | registered by external thermometer " | 284 | 284 | 266 | 266 | 284 | 266 | 266 Trial closed at hours, min | 4.30|11.0 | 2.10| 3.50| 4.35|10.10|12.03 Max. therm. registered in mattress deg.| — | — | — | — | — | — | — Max. therm. registered in overcoat “| 253 | 244 | 226 | — | — | — | 223 Max. therm. registered in winter coat “| — | — | — | 230 | 232 | 223 | — Max. therm. regis’d in winter trousers “| 262 | — | 253 | — | — | — | — Max. therm. regis’d in summer trousers | 280 | — | 264 | — | — | — | — Time required to generate steam min | 23 | 38 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 7 Time required to generate 212 deg. | | | | | | | in chamber " | 30 | 48 | 15 | 35 | 43 | 29 | 15 Time required to generate 212 deg. | | | | | | |
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