=Accumulator=, an, des., 151
hydraulic, ills. and des., 171-173
rule for calculating capacity of, 172
=Acid, muriatic=, specific gravity of, 96
sulphuric, specific gravity of, 96
=Adjustment of the slide valves= of the underwriter steam fire pumps,
360
=Advantages of a duplex pump= as a fire pump, 351
=Aëriform fluids=, des., 15
=Air=, des., composition of, 15, 16
and vacuum chambers for the underwriter pump, 381
Practically the reverse of each other, 221
=Air-bound=, def., 17
=Air chamber of pump=, ills., 223
chambers, ills. and des., 220
=Air-cock=, def., 17
=Air=, gravity and elasticity of, 16
=Air pump=, 13
and electric motor, ills. and des., 271
valve, marking of, for the underwriter pump, 385
=Alcohol=, specific gravity of, 96
=Alcometer=, def., 94
=Allen, Frank=, annotations, IV, VIII
=Alternating motor=, des. and ills., 252
=Ammeters=, des. and ills., 256
=Ampere=, def., 256
=Angle for crank positions of duplex, triplex and quadruplex pumps=,
230
of check valve, ills. and des., 227
=Animal power=, 187
=Animals=, when drinking are natural bellows pumps, Note, 199
=Annular valve=, def., 17
=Antimony=, specific gravity of, 96
=Apparatus, hydraulic=, def., 157
=Archimedes and the hydrostatic balance=, 93
=Area=, def., 17
=Armature=, des. and ills., 247, 251
=Armored pump valves=, ills. and des., 217
=Armstrong, Sir William=, designer of the hydraulic accumulator, 171
=Arsenic=, specific gravity of, 96
=Asphalt, melted=, raised by pumps, 188
=Assembling=, def., 17
=Atmospheric electricity=, 245
pressure, def., 17
=Attraction=, capillary, def., 103
of gravitation, 85
=Auxiliary=, def., 17
=Bag pump=, ills. and des., 198
=Balanced valve=, def., 18
=Ball check-valve=, def., 18
=Barrel= or cylinder of a pump, des., 189
ills., 195
=Base= of hand pump, ills., 195
=Basket=, def., 18
=Battery=, how indicated by the signs + and -, 261
=Bellows-pump=, illustrated and des., 186, 198, 199
=Belted pumps=, des. and ills., 225
=Belt-pumps=, hydraulic, 200
pumps, why so called, 187
=Bends=, def., 18
=Bethesda, pool of=, historical def., 49
=Bibb-cock=, def., 18
=Blakeslee steam pump=, ills. and des., 299-301
=Bodies soluble in water=, how weighed, 94
=Boiler feed pump duplex power=, ills. and des., 230-231
pumps, ills. and des., 225-234
table of capacity of, 226
=Boiling point of water=, 76
=Bolt-extractor=, des. and ills., 164
=Bolts and stubs= to be used in the underwriter steam fire pump, 356
=Bonnets=, def., 18
ills., 223
=Boss=, def., 19
=Boulton, Matthew=, inventor of hydraulic ram note, 175
=Bourdon spring=, of metallic barometer des., 115-116
=Bounarbashi fountains of=, historical def., 50
=Braden pump valve=, ills. and des., 215-216
=Bramah=, time of his invention of the hydraulic press, 169
=Brass=, specific gravity of, 96
=Breast=, water wheel des. and ills., 122
=Brick=, specific gravity of, 96
=Bronze=, specific gravity of, 96
=Brotherhood three cylinder hydraulic engine=, 150-152
=Brushes=, dynamo, des. and ills., 251, 262
=Buckets, gaining and losing=, historical, des. and ills., 59, 60
part of water wheel, 130
=Buffalo single cylinder pump=, ills. and des., 319-321
=Burnham steam pump=, ills. and des., 324-326
=Bushing=, def., 19
=Caffee, Alberto H.=, dedication of work to, V
=Calabash=, des., 38
=Cameron steam pump=, ills. and des., 295, 296
=Capacity of a pump=, depends upon speed, etc., 353-354
=Capacity plate= of the underwriter steam fire pump, 355
=Capillary attraction=, def., 103
facts and ills., 103, 104
note, containing examples of, 104
=Care and management of electric pumps=, 268
=Carlyle=, quotation, IV
=Cases= for turbines, des. and ills., 136
=Castor oil=, specific gravity of, 96
=Cauldron=, ills., 35
=Centrifugal pump and electric motor=, ills. and des., 272
pumps, why so called, 188
=Chain of pots=, des. and ills., 63
pumps, why so called, 187
=Chambers=, air and vacuum for the underwriter pump, 381
=Charcoal=, specific gravity of, 96
=Check-nut=, def., 19
valve, def., 19
office of, 388
of the underwriter pump, method of use, 387, 388
wing pattern, ills. and des., 227
=Chemicals, pump for handling=, ills. and des., 233
=Chinese windlass=, des. and ills., 47, 62
=“Chutes” of water wheel=, ills., 139
=Circuit breakers=, 255
=Circulating pump=, def., 19
=Clack valve=, def., 19
=Classification of pumps=, 185
=Clay=, specific gravity of, 96
=Clearance=, def., 19
space of the underwriter steam fire pump, 356
=Clepsydra=, des. and ills., 39
=Coal=, specific gravity of, 96
=Cock=, def., 19
=Cocks, drain=, for the underwriter pump, 390
=Coefficient of friction=, def., 99
=Collecting-brushes=, part of dynamo, 248
=Column pipe=, def., 19
=Commutator=, ills. and des., 247, 262
bars, des. and ills., 251
=Compensator=, 256
=Compound duplex pumps=, with the Deane switch valves, 343
steam pumps, 65
=Compounding=, what it consists of, 335
=Compression gauge cock=, def., 20
=Compton hydraulic motor=, des. and ills., 153
=Computation of capacity of the underwriter fire pump=, method of,
353-354
=Computation relating to specific gravity= of various bodies, 95-98
relating to the velocity of falling bodies, 89, 90
=Conditions of service= required of a pump, 224
=Cone=, discharge, of the underwriter pump, I, 384
=Construction of the water ends= of single cylinder and duplex pumps,
209
=Contents=, Table of, part one, 15
=Controllable valve arrangement=, des. and ills., for underwriter
pump, 386
=Copper=, specific gravity of, 96
=Copyright=, page, VIII
=Cork=, specific gravity of, 96
=Corliss valves applied to the Riedler belt driven pumps=, 240
=Cornish (engine) pump=, des., 65
pumping engines, history of, 65
=Corrosion=, def., 20
=Covers, valve springs and guards= for the underwriter pump, 376
=Crane, Anglo-Saxon=, historical ref. and ills., 48
=Cranes=, lifts and hydraulic, 180
=Crow=, def., 20
=Cup leather packing=, 20, 154, 190
=Current delivered from a dynamo=, how reversed, 264
=Current electricity=, 244
=Current water wheel=, des. and ills., 123
=Cushioning=, def., 20
=Cushion valves= of the underwriter fire pump, 362
=Cylinder head or cylinder cover=, def., 20
of hydraulic jack, des. and ills., 158, 159
or barrel of a pump, des., 189
pumps, why so called, 188
=Cylinders for the water end= of the underwriter steam fire pump, 367
of the underwriter fire pump, thicknesses of, 356
=Davidson steam pump=, ills. and des., 287-289
=Dead end of a pipe=, def., 20
=Dean Bros. pump=, ills. and des., 326-328
=Deane single acting triplex power pump=, 234
switch valve, special features of, 34
steam pump, ills. and des., 317-319
=Dedication of work=, V
=Delivery valves= of the underwriter pump, 376
=Dial of pressure gauge= of the underwriter pump, how marked, 382
=Diaphragm pumps=, why so called, 187
=Direct acting duplex steam= pump, des., 69
pumps, des., 66-68
=Direct current motor=, des., 249
=Discharge cone= of the underwriter pump, 384
pipe connection, ills., 223
how made, 204
=Disk= or =disc=, def., 20
=Domestic electric pumps=, ills. and des., 269
=Double acting power pump=, with 4 check valves, ills. and des., 227
pumps, how they do their work, 187, 188
pump, when invented, 53
=Double-eye or knuckle joint=, def., 20
seated poppet valve, def., 21
=Drafting water=, des., 21
=Draft tube= of a water wheel, des., 135
=Drain cocks= for the underwriter pump, 390
=Drip-pipe=, des., 21
=Driven or tube wells=, 202
=Dry steam=, def., 286
=Duct=, def., 21
=Duplex fire pump=, shop name and shop number required on plate
attached to underwriters, 355
underwriters steam end, 356-366
=oil pumps=, ills. and des., 339
power pump not to be confounded with “Duplex pumps”, 230
pump, ills. and des., 331-398
outside packed plunger pattern for high pressure, 341
setting valves of, 338
pumps, history of, 65, 69
only acceptable for fire pumps, 351
with Deane switch valve, 343
Worthington admiralty pattern of, ills. and des., 337
steam fire pump, underwriters, water end of, 367-380
steam pump, important note, 333
valve motion, 333-334
underwriters steam, fire pump, 343-398
“=Dutchman=,” def., 21
=“Duty” of pumps=, def., 20
=Dynamics=, def., 245
=Dynamo=, def., 247
early Edison type, 248
electric current from a, how reversed, 264
five principal parts, 247
when it becomes a motor, 260
=Dynamometer=, turbine, des., 128
=Eccentrics of the triplex power pump=, how set, 232
=Edison dynamo=, early type, 248
=Efficiency of an electric pump=, 268
=Efflux of water= under pressure, 105-113
=Elbow=, def., 21
shown in piping, ills. and des., 223
=Electric circuit breakers=, 255
=Electric current=, action of, 257
from a dynamo, how reversed, 264
=Electric drive for fire pumps=, ills. and des., 273
house tank pumping plant, ills. and des., 269
=Electricity and electrical machinery=, 243
how classified and defined, 244
how measured, 246
important note, 243
in vibration, 244
vitreous, negative, positive, etc., 245
whence derived, 243
=Electric mining pumps=, ills. and des., 274-276
=Electric motor and air pump=, ills. and des., 271
motor, des., 249
operating a portable track pump, ills. and des., 276
pump, ills. and des., 272-273
pump, 241-276
pumping installation, notable example, 275
pumping machinery, 267-276
pumps, care and management, 268
properly power pumps, 208
why so called, 187
=Electric-rheostat=, transformer, compensator, 256
=Electric-switches and switchboards=, 254-255
=Electro-magnets=, ills. and des., 259
=Electro-motive force=, def., 246
=Elementary hydraulics=, 71-73
=Elements, phial of four=, (mercury, water, alcohol and petroleum)
des., 81
=Elevator pumps=, why so called, 187
=Emery=, specific gravity of, 96
=E. M. F.=, def., 246
=Energy=, mechanical and electrical, how transformed, 260
=Engineering=, as a branch of hydraulics, 74
=Engine, Rife hydraulic=, 177-179
=English unit of heat=, ills. and des., 284
=Equilibrium of superposed liquids=, data, 81
=Equilibrium-valve=, def., 21
=Ewbank, Thomas=, author, ref. to, 46
“=Ewbank’s hydraulics=,” credit given for use of, 52
=Ewers, golden=, used by rich Egyptians, 38
=Expansion joint=, des., 21
=Face=, def., 21
=Factor of safety=, def., 22
=Feather, or sunk key=, def., 22
=Field magnets=, 247
=Field, Marshall=, reference to, 273
=Field spider=, electrical, def., 253
=Fire-engine=, historical reference, 35
=Fire-pumps=, electric drive for, ills. and des., 273
national standard specification for the manufacture of, 351
steam to be started once a week, 377
underwriter, 344
uniform requirements for the underwriter’s steam, 350
=Flange packing=, hydraulic, ills. and des., 154
=Flanges=, table of standard sizes for underwriter pump, 381
=Flax, plaited=, recommended for packing power pumps, 230
=Flow=, def., 22
of water result of gravity, 89
under pressure, 3 cases of, 105
=Fluid condition of matter=, 73
=Fluids, aeriform=, des., 15
data relating to, 77-84
division into liquids and vapors or gases, 73
elastic, two classes of, 73
friction of, des., 99
=Flume=, def., 22
for water wheel, size of, 138
water, how to construct, 138
=Flutter-wheels=, des., 121
=Foot valve and strainer=, ills. and des., 223
=Force pumps=, classification of, 187
two-cylinder, 192
when invented, 53
=Formula= for obtaining the efficiency of hydraulic rams, 177
=Foster steam pump=, ills. and des., 292-294
=Foundations= for hand pumps, des., 204
=Fourneyron’s turbine=, historical note, 128
=Francis Weir table formula=, 122
=Frictional Electricity=, 244
resistance of water, three laws of, 100
=Friction and viscosity of fluids=, def., 99
sliding, def., 100
two kinds of, 99
=Fulcrum= of the lever of a hand pump, 195
=Fusee windlass=, historical note, 62
=Gaining and losing buckets=, historical, des. and ills., 59-60
=Gang pumps=, triplex power, ills. and des., 231
=Garner, Maj. Abram B.=, dedication of work to, V
=Gas a condition= or state of matter def., 73
=Gaseous condition of matter=, 73
=Gases=, permanent, des., 73
=Gas pumps=, why so called, 187
=Gate valve=, des., 22
of the underwriter pump, how marked, 389
=Gate-wheel= of turbine water wheel, ills., 139
=Gauge=, pressure, for the underwriter pump, 382
=Gauges, hydraulic=, des. and ills., 115
=Generator=, electric, def., 247
four-pole, des. and ills., 251
=Gland=, def., 22
and stuffing-box, ills. and des., 211
=Glass=, specific gravity of, 96
=Globe valve=, def., 22
=Glossary of pump and hydraulic terms=, 17-34
=Gold=, specific gravity of, 96
=Goose neck=, def., 22
=Gould triplex single acting power pump=, ills. and des., 236, 237
=Gourd=, ills., 35, 38
=Granite=, specific gravity of, 96
=Gravitation=, important note, 88
universal, 85
=Gravity=, law of, 85
influence in weight of water, note, 80
specific, 91
=Gridiron valve=, def., 23
=“Guides” of water wheels=, des., 131
=Guild and Garrison steam pump=, ills. and des., 307-308
=Gutter, double=, des. and ills., 54
=Gyle and gyle-tun=, def., also note, 157
=Gypsum=, specific gravity of, 96
=Hand-nut=, def., 23
=Hand pumps, classification of=, 187
points for erecting and operating, 204
=Hand rotary force pump=, ills. and des., 197
=Hand wheel for safety valve= of the underwriter pump, ills., 383
=“Hat” or flange hydraulic packing=, ills. and des., 154
“=Head of water=,” def., 23
=Heat units=, def., 23
=Hercules= (turbine) wheel, des. and ills., 132, 133
=Hero=, his first mention of steam, 200 years B. C., 279
=Hero’s water clock=, des. and ills., 39
“=Hesitates=,” def., 23
=High pressure steam=, def., 286
=High speed in pumps=, disadvantages of, 215
=Hill steam pump=, ills. and des., 305-306
=History of hydraulic engines=, 149
invention of the duplex steam pump, 335
=Holloway, J. F.=, historical quotation, 37
note relating to pumping oil, 341
=Hooker steam pump=, with outside valve gear, 301-303
=Horizontal jack=, ills. and des., 163, 164
pumps, why so called, 187
turbine wheel, des., 133
=Horse power apparatus=, combined pump, 201
theoretic, of Niagara Falls water wheels, 143
of a pump, def., 23
=Hose valves=, sizes for the underwriter pump, 383
“=Hump=,” def., 23
=Hydrant=, def., 23
=Hydraulic accumulator=, ills. and des., 171-173
=Hydraulic apparatus=, 154-184
pumps as, 181
=Hydraulic belt=, def., 23
pump, 200
=Hydraulic bolt extractor=, ills. and des., 164
data, 77-84
engine of Huelgoat, interesting note, 149
Ramsbottom’s, des. and ills., 148, 150-152
Brotherhood three-cylinder, 150-152
gauges, des. and ills., 115
=Hydraulic intensifier=, des., 173
=Hydraulic jack=, des. and ills., 158-162
=Hydraulic jacks=, pulling, horizontal, etc., 163, 164
relating to repairs and use, 161, 162
lifts and cranes, 180
machinery, broadly divided, 119
machine tools, 183, 184
motors, 147-153
motors, resemblance to high pressure steam engines, 149
=Hydraulic motor, the Compton=, 153
packings, 153, 154
pivot, def., 24
press, des. and ills., 169, 170
when invented, 53
punch, des. and ills., 165-167
=Hydraulic ram=, double, 177
table of capacity, 174
des. and ills., 180
=Hydraulics=, as a branch of engineering, 73, 74
as a term, how formed, 74
def., 73
=Hydraulics, elementary=, 71, 73-116
=Hydraulic shears=, def., 24
shock, def., 145
tourniquet, des. and ills., 126
valve, def., 24
wheel, def., 24
=Hydro-dynamics=, def., 73, 74
=Hydro-mechanics=, def., 74
as a branch of natural philosophy, 74
stress considered in a pressure, is always, 147
=Hydro-meters=, see note, 92
=Hydro-pneumatics=, 15, 75
=Hydrostatics=, def., 74
=Hydrostatic balance=, des. and ills., 93
paradox, data, ills., 78
=Impact=, def., 24
water wheels, 121
=India rubber= best for fire pump valves, 377
=Induction motors=, as used in mines, 275
special electrical quality of, 252
=Inspection shop=, required of the underwriters steam fire pump
makers, 356
=Installation of electric pumps=, 268
=Intensifier=, hydraulic, des., 173
=Introduction, historical=, 35-70
=Introductory Considerations=, 70
=Invention of pressure engines=, a new mode of employing water as a
motive agent, 147
=Inventions, successive=, 65
water lifting, 53
=Iron cases for turbine water wheels=, des. and ills., 136
=Iron draft tube=, des., 137
=Iron=, specific gravity of, 96
=Italian mode of raising water=, des. and ills., 51
=Jantu=, the historical, des. and ills., 54
=Jet pumps=, why so called, 188
=Jets=, direction of, from orifices, 113
=Joseph’s well=, Cairo, ills., 45
use of chain of pots in, 63, 64
=Joule’s experiment=, 284
=Knowles steam pump=, ills. and des., 310-312
=Knuckle-joint=, def., 20
=Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon duplex underwriter pump=, ills. and des., 273
steam pump, ills. and des., 290-292
=Laminated pole piece=, def. and ills., 254
=Law of gravity=, 85
=Laws of falling bodies=, 86
Table, 87
=Lead=, specific gravity of, 96
“=Leakage=,” def., 24
=Leather collar hydraulics=, the invention of Bramah, 153, 154
the, of a hand pump, how held in place, 191
valve of hand pump, ills., 195
=Leffel-Samson turbine= water wheel, des. and ills., 130
=Leffel water wheel=, ills., 128, 130, 132, 134, 136, 144
=Levator=, quotation from, X
“=Lift and drop of a valve=,” def., 24
=Lifting-jack=, def., 29
=Lifts and cranes, hydraulic=, 180
=Line of direction=, or line of a falling body, 88
“=Liner=,” def., 24
=Liquid=, def., 73
=Liquids=, as a condition or state of matter, 73
equilibrium of superposed, data, 81
three cases of flow under pressure, 105
veins, form and constitution of, 106, 107
=Live steam=, def., 286
“=Losing water=,” def., 25
“=Lost motion=,” def., 25
=Low pressure steam=, def., 286, 25
“=Lug=,” def., 25
=Magnetic current=, pressure necessary to produce a, 242
field of how produced, 260
needle, des., 266
ills., 242
=Magnetism=, 244
=Magneto-electricity=, 245
=Magnets, electro=, ills. and des., 259
=Magnitudes=, three-time, length and quality, 87, 88
“=Main=,” def., 25
=Manual power=, 187
=Marble=, specific gravity of, 96
=Mason, Chas. J.=, quotation from, VII
=Mason steam pump=, ills. and des., 297-299
=Matter=, def., 88
solid, liquid and gaseous, states of, 73
three physical conditions, des., 73
=McGowan steam pump=, ills. and des., 308-310
=Mean gradient=, def., 25
=Measurement of water pressure=, 113
=Mercury=, specific gravity of, 96
=Mica=, specific gravity of, 96
=Mica=, where used, 251
=Millstone=, specific gravity of, 96
=Miner’s inch=, def., 25
=Mining outfit=, how divided, 275
=Mississippi River gauge cock=, def., 25
=Model= of suctions and force pumps, glass, 181
“=Modulus=” of a steam pump, def., 25
=Momenta=, equal, principle of applied to fluids, 83
=Montgolfier’s hydraulic ram=, note, 175
=Moore steam pump=, ills. and des., 313-315
=Motor=, alternating induction, des. and ills., 252
and centrifugal pump, ills. and des., 272
direct current, des., 249
electric, and air pump, ills. and des., 271
electric, des., 249
electric, why revolves, explanation, 258
=Motors=, division of water, des., 119
giving names to pumps, 187
hydraulic, 147, 153
induction, as used in mines, 275
=Motor=, water, simplicity of, 120
note, 120
when it becomes a dynamo, 260
=Mud, pump for handling=, ills. and des., 233
=National standard duplex fire pump=, ills. and des., 343-398
points of difference between it and the trade pump, 395
pump, 349
specifications for the manufacture of steam fire pumps, 349, 351
=National steam pump=, ills. and des., 303, 304
=Natural philosophy=, hydro-mechanics as a branch of, 74
=Needle, magnetic=, des., 266
ills., 242
=Negative electricity=, 245
=Newcomen pumping engines=, history of, 65
Thomas, historical ref., 36
=Niagara Falls turbine wheels=, notes, 142, 143
des. and ills., 140, 144
=Nipple=, def., 26
=Nitrogen=, what part of air, 15
=Noria=, the, or Egyptian wheel, des. and ills., 57
=Nozzles=, kind of, to be used in connections with the national steam
fire pump, 353
=Oak=, specific gravity of, 96
=Oil pump=, ills. and des., 233
duplex, ills. and des., 339
=Olive oil=, specific gravity of, 96
=Oscillating pumps=, why so called, 188
=Outboard delivery pipe=, def., 26
=“Outfit” of underwriter pump=, 273
=“Out-put” of electric motor=, 249
=Over-shot water wheel=, des. and ills., 123, 125
=Oxygen=, what part of air, 15
=Packings, hydraulic=, 153, 154
most suitable for power pumps, 230
=Packing of hand pumps=, 204
loss of power in use of hydraulic, 154
=Parts of a pump=, 209
=Parts of pitcher pump=, ills. and des., 195
=Penstock=, ills., 134, 135
def., 26
=Persian wheel=, des. and ills., 58
=Pet-cock=, def., 26
=Pewter=, specific gravity of, 96
=Picotah of Hindostan=, des. and ills., 49
=Pine=, specific gravity of, 96
=Piston=, actual velocity of, 374
=Piston= and valve rods of the underwriter fire pump, ills. and des.,
364
=Pistons, steam=, of the underwriter steam fire pumps, 359
=Piston=, the, is nucleus of power of pumps and engines, 149
=Pitcher pump=, def., 26
spout pump, des. and ills., 195
=“Pitman” of a pump=, des., 190
=Pipe-clamp=, def., 26
=Pipe sizes, table of=, for underwriter pump, 380
“=Pipette=,” def., 26
=Piping a pump=, ills. and des., 222, 223
=Pipkin=, ills., 35
=Phial of four elements= (mercury, water, alcohol and petroleum),
des., 81
=Phosphorus=, specific gravity of, 96
=Plate, capacity=, of underwriter steam fire pump, 355
=Platinum=, specific gravity of, 96
=Plug-valve=, def., 26
=Plumb-bob=, def., 26
=Plunger of a pump=, how indicated in Fig. 181 and succeeding ills.,
209
of hand pump, ills., 195
pumps, single acting, ills. of two, 228, 229
=Plungers=, proportion of water and steam, advised by the
Underwriters Associat’n, 352, 353
water, of the underwriter steam fire pump, 368
=Pneumatics=, 15
def., 74
hydro, 15
=“Points” for erecting and operating hand pumps=, 204
=Pole-piece=, laminated, def. and ills., 254
=Pole-pieces=, part of dynamo, 247
=Poplar=, specific gravity of, 96
=Porcelain=, specific gravity of, 96
=Positive electricity=, 245
=Pots=, chain of, des. and ills., 63
=Power or steam ends of pumps=, 211
=Power pump=, double acting (4 check valves), 227
duplex, ills. and des., 230, 231
classification of, 187, 207
=Power transmission by water pressure engines=, 145
=Preface=, II
=Press=, hydraulic, des. and ills., 169, 170
=Pressure gauge= for the underwriter pump, 382
necessary to produce a magnetic current, 242
of electric currents, how measured, 256
of water, table of, 114
reducing valve, def., 27
=Priming=, def., 27
arrangement, des., 390
pipe of pump connections, 223
place for the underwriter pump, ills. and des., 387
=Prizometer or pressure guage=, def., 115
=Properties of steam=, explanation, 281-285
=Pulley and bucket=, historical des. and ills., 46, 48
and windlass, historical, des., 60, 61
=Pulling-jack=, hydraulic, des. and ills., 161, 163
=Pump and combined horse power= apparatus, 201
bag, ills. and des., 198
bellows, ills. and des., 186, 198, 199
=Pump-box=, def., 27
=Pump-brake=, def., 27
=Pump, Buffalo single cylinder=, ills. and des., 319-321
=Pump, Burnham steam=, ills. and des., 324-326
=Pump-chain=, def., 27
=Pump-cheeks=, def., 27
=Pump, conditions of service= required of a, 224
=Pump, Dean Bros.=, ills. and des., 326-328
=Deane single acting triplex power pump=, ills. and des., 234, 235
Deane steam, ills. and des., 317-319
double acting low service, belt driven, 227
duplex, ills. and des., 331-398
duplex, outside packed plunger pattern for high pressure, 341
duplex power, ills. and des., 230
duplex steam, explanation, 333
electric, direct driven motor, ills. and des., 272-273
electric induction motor, ills. and des., 276
electric mining, ills. and des., 274-276
Gould single acting triplex power pump, ills. and des., 236, 237
=Pump, Guild and Garrison steam=, ills. and des., 307-308
hand rotary force, ills. and des., 197
hydraulic belt, 200
=Pumping engine=, historical reference, 36
=Pumping machinery, electric=, 267-276
=Pump, Knowles steam=, ills. and des., 310-312
Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon, ills. and des., 290-292
Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon duplex underwriter, ills. and des., 275
McGowan steam, ills. and des., 308-310
Moore steam, ills. and des., 313-315
=Pump parts=, ills. and des., 209
=Pump=, parts of a, 189
pitcher spout, des. and ills., 195
quintuplex, used for mining operations, 275
rope, ills. and des., 200
=Pumps and Hydraulics=, in two parts, Part One, I-III
=Pumps as hydraulic apparatus=, 181
=Pumps=, belted, des. and ills., 225
boiler feed, ills. and des., 225-234
duplex oil, ills. and des., 339
for thick stuff, 233
high speed in, a disadvantage, 215
single acting triplex plunger, ills. and des., 233
=Pump sizes and capacities=, standard of, given in underwriter table,
352
=Pump slip or slippage=, 214
=Pump, Smith-Vaile single=, ills. and des., 329-330
Snow steam, ills, and des., 315-317
=Pumps, power driven=, how classified, 207
=Pump, spray hand=, ills. and des., 201
=Pumps, single acting=, ills. of two, 228, 229
stationary, for mine use, how classified, 275
steam end of, explanation, 279-285
steam, ills. and des., 277-330
suction and force, models of, glass, 181
suction, for vessels and irrigation, 193
steam, the Mason, ills. and des., 297-299
their operation and management, 208
triplex power, gang, ills. and des., 231
two-cylinder force, 193
underwriter fire, 344
water ends of, des. and ills., 209
=Pump, the air=, 13
the Blakeslee steam, ills. and des., 299-301
the Cameron steam, ills. and des., 295, 296
the Davidson steam, ills. and des., 287-289
the Foster steam, ills. and des., 292-294
the Hill steam, ills. and des., 305-306
the Hooker steam, with outside gear, ills. and des., 301-303
the National steam, ills. and des., 303, 304
the practical operation of a, note, 189
the Riedler belt driven, ills. and des., 238-240
the Riedler express, 240
the theoretical action of a, 189
=Pump valves=, des. and ills., 209
of the underwriter steam fire pump, 372
reinforced, des. and ills., 215
size and number of, for the underwriter pump, 373
=Pump=, Weinman steam, ills. and des., 322-324
=Pump-well=, def., 27
=Pump=, Worthington duplex, 336
Worthington house tank, ills. and des., 269-270
=Punch, hydraulic=, des. and ills., 165-166
=Quintuplex pump=, used in mining operations, 275
=Quotations=, I, II
=Radiated electricity=, 245
=Rain-gauge=, def., 28
=Ram, double hydraulic=, 177
hydraulic, table of capacity, 174
des. and ills., 180
of hydraulic jack, des. and ills., 158, 159
Rife hydraulic, 177
=Ramsbottom hydraulic engine=, des. and ills., 148, 150-152
=Reaction turbine water wheel=, 127
water wheel, des. and ills., 126
=Reducing-coupling=, def., 28
=Riedler express pump=, 240
the belt driven pump, ills. and des., 238-240
=Reinforced pump valves=, des. and ills., 215
=Relief valve= of the underwriter pump, 384
=Resinous electricity=, 245
=Resistance=, def., 28
three laws of, in flow of water, 100
=Rheostat=, des., 256
=Rife hydraulic ram=, or engine, 177-179
=Right-hand thread=, def., 28
=Rock shafts, cranks, links=, etc., of the underwriter fire pump, 361
=Racks, water=, for water wheels, how best made, 131
=Roberts torpedo= for clearing wells, note, 202
=Roman screw= for raising water, des. and ills., 52
wells, historical ref., 48
=Rope pump=, ills. and des., 200
pumps, why so called, 187
socket, def., 28
=Rotary, hand, force pump=, ills. and des., 197
pumps, why so called, 188
=Rotative engine pumps=, des., 65
=Rubber=, how to determine quality of, 372
=Rule for calculating capacity of accumulator=, 172
for finding the specific gravity of a solid body, 95
for velocity of water in flume, pipes and tail race, 138
relating to the velocities of fluids flowing from orifices, 105, 106
relating to velocity of falling bodies, 89
to find weight of a cubic foot of anything in the table of specific
gravities, 97
“=Runner=” of turbine wheels, des., 131
=Rust-joint=, def., 28
=Safety valve= for the underwriter pump, des., 383
=Salt=, specific gravity of, 96
=Sand=, specific gravity of, 96
=Saturated steam=, def., 286
=Savery, Capt. Thomas=, historical ref., 36
=Scoop wheel=, des. and ills., 56
=Screw jack= or lifting jack, def., 29
Roman, for raising water, des. and ills., 52
=Sea injection=, def., 29
=Seats, valve=, of the underwriter pump, 377
=Sea water=, how many cubic feet to ton, 97
specific gravity of, 96
=Selden’s packing=, recommended for packing power pumps, 230
=Semi-liquids=, def., 75
pump for handling, ills. and des., 233
=Setting of a turbine wheel= in penstock, des. and ills., 134
=Setting chamber of duplex pump=, des., 336
=Sewage=, pump for handling, ills. and des., 232
=Shawinigan turbine wheel=, des., 133
ills., II, IV
=Shield for prevention of accident in gear pumps=, 233
=Ship pumps=, working, by ropes, ills., 14
“=Shocks=,” def., 29
=Shop name=, and shop number required on plate attached to the
underwriter steam fire pump, 355
=Siloah’s fountain=, historical ref., 49
=Silver=, specific gravity of, 96
=Single acting pumps=, how they do their work, 188
why so called, 187
“=Slams=,” def., 29
=Slate=, specific gravity of, 96
=Sleeve-coupling=, def., 29
=Sliding friction=, def., 100
“=Slippage=,” def., 29
of water in pumps, 214
=Sluice=, def., 29
=Slurry pump=, def., 29
=Smith-Vaile single pump=, ills. and des., 329-330
=Snow steam pump=, ills. and des., 315-317
=Soap, pump for handling=, ills. and des., 233
=Solid=, def., 73
=Solids=, a condition or state of matter, 73
=Socket-wrench=, def., 29
=Spanner=, def., 29
=Specific gravity of liquids=, 96
of steam, 286
rule for finding the, of a solid body, 95
standard for, 91
tables, rule to find weight of anything in, 97
=Spline or feather=, def., 29
=Split-pin or cutter=, def., 29
=Spray pump=, ills. and des., 201
“=Spread=,” def., 29
=Spring, a conical=, employed to hold the valve to its seat, 209
=Spring-seat=, def., 29
=Springs, valve, guards and covers= for the underwriter pump, 376
=Standard, National=, specification for the manufacture of steam fire
pumps, 351
=Statics=, def., 244
what it treats of, 74
electricity, 244
=Steam end of a pump=, def., 30, 279-285
of the underwriter steam fire pump, details of, 356-366
=Steam engines, compound=, adapted to pump, 70
=Steam fire pumps, to be started once a week=, 377
=Steam gas=, def., 286
=history of steam and the steam engine=, 280
how produced, 285
or power ends of pumps, 209
parts of the underwriter steam fire pump, 356
properties of, explanation, 281-285
properties which make it valuable, 286
=Steam pump=, ills. and early patent of H. R. Worthington, 278-330
how classified, 188
why so called, 187
=Steam, relative volume of=, diagram, 282
specific gravity of, 286
thrown valves, def., 30
total heat of, 286
useful definitions relating to, 285-286
=Steel=, specific gravity of, 96
=Stems, valve=, of the underwriter pump, 379
=Step= for water wheel, danger of heating, 137
“=Sticking of valves=,” def., 30
des., 377
=Strainer=, def., 30
foot valve, ills. and des., 223
for suction pipe, ills., 204
for tube wells, ills. and des., 203
=Streams, velocities of=, ills., 110
=“Stroke” of pump=, def., 30
=Stub-end=, def., 30
=Stud-bolt=, def., 30
=Stuffing-box=, def., 30
and gland, ills. and des., 211
of the underwriter steam fire pump, 365
=Submerged pump=, def., 30
=Sucker-rod=, couplings, des. and ills., 203, 204
“=Sucking wind=,” def., 31
=Suction and force pumps=, classification of, 187
glass models of, 181
two-cylinder, arranged with extension levers, ills., 196
=Suction-force pump= with air chamber, ills. and des., 226
=Suction or lift pumps=, classification of, 187
pump, for vessels, ills., 193
pipe, how made and placed, 204
pipe, proper, ills. and des., 223
valve area of the underwriter pump, 373
of the Riedler express pump, peculiarities of, 240
=Sulphur=, specific gravity of, 96
=Superheated steam=, def., 286
=Supplemental piston=, def., 31
=Supply channel=, leading water from falls, 119
=Swape or sweep=, historical ref. and ills., 48
=Swing check valve=, def., 31
=Switch=, automatic, 269
=Switch-cock or valve=, def., 31
=Switches and switch boards=, des. and ills., 254-255
=Switch valve=, Deane, with duplex pump, 393
=Syphon=, des., 40
ills., 41-44
cock, def., 31
=Syringe=, des., 44
=Table= for underwriter pump, pipe sizes, 380
of capacity, etc., of boiler feed pumps, 226
etc., of triplex power pumps, 231
for single acting triplex plunger pump, 233
of hydraulic ram, 174
of Worthington house tank pump, 270
sizes, etc., of two-cylinder force and suction pump, 196
=Table of Contents of Part One=, 15
diameters of waste pipe of the underwriter pump, 384
temperatures of water, 75
National standard of sizes for duplex steam fire pumps, 352
pressure of water, 114
pressure of water at different depths, 77
size, capacities, etc., Worthington admiralty pattern boiler feed
pump, 337
sizes, etc., of belted pumps, 225
sizes of vacuum and air chambers for the underwriter pump, 382
=Table of specific gravities=, 96
standard flanges for the underwriter pump, 381
suction valve area of the underwriter pump, 373
test of the internal friction of the underwriter pump, 392
valve port area and valve outlet area for underwriter pumps, 375
volume of one pound of water, 76
weight of one cubic foot of water, 76
inch of water, 76
weight, volume and pressure of water, 75-77
=Table=, showing relation of time, space and velocity, 87
=Tail race leading from water falls=, 119
=water=, des., 131
level of, ills., 134, 136
of turbine, des., 135
=Tank=, electric house pumping plant, ills. and des., 269
=Tan-liquor=, pump for handling, ills. and des., 233
=Tar=, pump for handling, ills. and des., 233
=Test for acceptance= of the underwriter pump, 391-393
maximum delivery, 394
=Test of the quality of rubber=, 372
=Thumb-nut=, def., 32
=Tide water wheel=, des. and ills., 123
=Tin=, specific gravity of, 96
=Tobin-bronze=, def., 32
=“Toe” upon a disc of pump=, des., 190
=Tools, hydraulic machine=, 183
=Torpedo, Robert’s=, for clearing wells, note, 202
=Torricelli’s theorem=, relating to flow of fluids flowing from an
orifice, and note, 105
=Tourniquet=, hydraulic, des. and ills., 126
=Trade pumps=, underwriters criticism of, 351
“=Trailing water=,” def., 32
=Transformer=, des., 256
=Transmission of power by water pressure engines=, 145
=Triplex power gang pump=, table of capacity, etc., 231
pump, how to set the 6 eccentric, 232
“=Trompe=,” def., 32
=Tube=, or driven wells, 202
=Tube-plug=, def., 32
wells, how driven, ills. and des., 203
=Turbine=, def., 32
=Turbine-dynamometer=, des. of, 128
Fourneyron’s, des. and ills., 128
pump, def., 32
water-tight, des. and ills., 139
water-wheels, des. and ills., 126-144
outward, vertical and central discharge of, 127
des. of parallel flow, 128
the Hercules, des. and ills., 132, 133
horizontal, des., 133
=Turbine wheels, Niagara Falls=, des. and ills., 140-144
=Turbine wheel=, setting of, in penstock, des. and ills., 134
=Turpentine oil=, specific gravity of, 96
=Tweddel=, design of the hydraulic accumulator, 172
=Two cylinder force pump=, 192
arranged with extension levers, 196
=Tympanum, The=, des. and ills., 55
=Undershot water wheel=, des. and ills., 122
=Underwriter fire pumps=, 344
list of attachments for, 345
area for suction valve for the, 373
test for acceptance of, 391
=Underwriter steam fire pump=, des. and ills., 343-398
=Union=, def., 33
=Unit of heat, English=, ills. and des., 384
=V packing, hydraulic=, ills. and des., 154
=Vacuum=, def., 33
and air chambers practically the reverse of each other, 221
for the underwriter pump, 381
ills. and des., 220
=Vacuum pumps, how classified=, 188
=Valve=, def., 33
air, def., and marking of, for the underwriter pump, 385
areas, size necessary for, 374
gate of the underwriter pump, how marked, 389
motion of duplex pump, 333, 334
of the Worthington duplex pump, 336
of hand pump, lower or suction, ills., 195
=Valve of Riedler belt-driven pump=, ills. and des., 238-240
=Valve port area= and valve outlet area, table of, for underwriter
pump, 374, 375
relief of the underwriter pump, 384
seats, bolts and springs should be of the best composition, metal,
etc., 218
=Valve setting of the Blakeslee steam pump=, 301
Buffalo single cylinder pump, 321
Burnham steam pump, 326
Cameron steam pump, 296
Davidson steam pump, 287-289
Dean Bros’ steam pump, 328
Deane steam pump, 319
Duplex steam pump, 338
Foster steam pump, 292-294
Guild and Garrison steam pump, 308
Hill steam pump, 306
Hooker steam pump with outside valve gear, 303
Knowles steam pump, 311
Dunn-Gordon steam pump, 290
Laidlaw, 292
Mason steam pump, 299
McGowan steam pump, 310
Moore steam pump, 315
National steam pump, 304
Smith-Vaile single steam pump, 330
Snow steam pump, 316
Weinman steam pump, 323
=Valve slam=, def., 374
=Valve springs=, guards and covers for the underwriter pump, 376
=Valve stems of the underwriter pump=, 379
=Valves, delivery=, of the underwriter pump, 376
hose, size for the underwriter pump, 383
pump, des. and ills., 309
=Valves, pump=, size and number of, for the underwriter pump, 373
reinforced pump, des. and ills., 215-216
small ones preferable, 213
steam slide of the underwriter fire pump, 360
=Valves, sticking of=, def., 377
the lift of valves, 214
=Vapors=, des., 73
=Vapor, when it becomes a gas=, 73
=Velocity of falling bodies=, valves to find, 89
fluids flowing from an orifice, 105, 106
streams, ills., 110
water in flumes and pipes, 138
in tail-race, Rule, 138
in water pressure engines, 145
=Ventres=, def., 106
=Vertical pumps=, why so called, 187
=Vinegar=, specific gravity of, 96
=Viscosity=, def., 33, 75
of fluids, des., 99, 102
=Vis viva=, def., 102
=Vitreous electricity=, 245
=Vitruvius=, quotation from, 57
=Volt=, def., 256
=Voltaic electricity=, 246
=Voltmeters=, def., 256
=V thread=, def., 33
=Washer=, def., 33
=Waste channel of water-falls=, 119
=Waste pipe=, sizes for the underwriter pump, 384
=Water and steam=, one an elastic and the other a non-elastic liquid,
149
=Water arch=, def., 33
=Water as an example of a fluid=, 73
=Water-bellows=, def., 33
=Water, boiling point of=, 76
cap, def., 33
chemical composition of, 75
clocks, des. and ills., 39
conditions of, 75-77
considered from a chemical standpoint, 75
data relating to, 75
=Water dust=, French term for steam, 285
end, def., 33
of the underwriter steam fire pump, ills. and des., 367-380
pumps, des. and ills., 209
=Waterfalls=, des. of supply and waste channels, 119
division of parts deriving energy, 119
=Water, flow of, result of gravity=, 89
four notable temperatures of, 75
=Water-hammer=, def., 34
or valve slam, def., 374
influence of gravity on weight of, note, 80
=Water-lifting inventions=, 53-70
of what composed, 285
practically non-elastic, data, 75-77
pressure engines, care of, to prevent freezing, etc., 145, 146
=Water pressure machines=, 117-154
measurement of, 113
due to its weight, data, 83
pressure of, table, 114
pressure on column of, data, 77
how transmitted, data and ills., 79
proportioned to its depth, data, 83
table, 77
=Water pressure or hydraulic motors=, des., 147
=Water pumps=, why so called, 187
racks for turbine wheels, how best made, 131
=Water ram=, def., 34
rises to same level in opposite arms of tube, data, 83
salt, boiling point of, 76
sea, how many cubic feet to ton, 97
tables of weight and volume, etc., 76
temperature of, for calculations, 75
=Water=, theoretical and actual flow, note, 106
three laws of frictional resistance of, 100
=Water-tight turbine=, ills. and des., 139
under pressure, efflux of, 105-113
velocity of, in flumes and pipes, rule, 138
tail race, rule, 138
weight and volume of, tables, 76, 77
in round numbers, 76
one cubic foot of, 76
=Water wheel=, 132, 133
=Water wheels=, 119-144
des. and ills. of “chutes,” gate-seats, “gates” and “buckets” of
turbine, des. and ills., 139
des. and ills. of flutter wheels, etc., 121-125
des. of “runners,” “guides” and water racks, 130
des. of the “step” buckets, etc., 130
des. “tail water” and “draft tube”, 135
setting of, in penstock, 134
Leffel, 130
when the water is measured, 130
=Water will rise as high as its source=, data, 83
=Watt, Jas., account of his discovery= of the properties of steam,
280, 281
=Watt, Jas.=, historical, ref., 35
=Weinman steam pump=, ills. and des., 322-324
=Weirs=, def., 122
=Weir tables=, allusion to in note, 122
=Wells=, des. and ills., 45-52
driven or tube, 202
historical note, 50
Roman, historical ref., 48
tube, how driven, ills. and des., 203
with stairs, historical des., 51
=Wet steam=, def., 286
=Wheel and axle=, use of, in wells, 64
=Wheel, scoop=, des. and ills., 56
=Wheel, the Egyptian=, des. and ills., 57
=Wheel, the Noria=, des. and ills., 57
the Persian, des. and ills., 58
=Whirlpool-chamber=, def., 35
=Why an electric motor revolves=, 258
=Willow, specific gravity of=, 96
=Windlass, Chinese=, historical ref. and ills., 47, 62
=Wind pumps=, why so called, 187
=Wing-nut=, def., 35
pattern check valve, ills. and des., 227
=Working barrel=, def., 34
=Work=, useful, done in water pressure engines, 145
=Worthington, Henry Rossiter=, historical notes, 68-70
engraved portrait of, vi
death of, 70
ills. of first patented steam pump, 278
=Worthington duplex pump=, 336
=Y=, def., 35
=Yoke=, def., 35
of the underwriter steam fire pump, 356
=Zinc=, specific gravity of, 96