=Accidents=, to avoid, 374
=Acid=, muriatic fumes, action of, 380
syphon pump, ills. and des., 265
=Adjusting=, care must be exercised in, 372
“=Admiralty=,” the rectangular surface condenser, des., 303
=Advantages of the Cataract mining pump=, 146
modern pulsometer, 273
=Aer=, def., 179
=Aëriform fluids=, def., 15
=Aermotor pumps=, 177-192
=Aermotors=, why so named, 187
=Ahrens steam fire engine=, 126
=Air=, des., 15
and steam, relative space occupied by, 378
and vacuum pumps, ills. and des., 31
steam end of, 35
table of test, 41
as a mechanical agent, 17
=Air=, moving power; note, 23
“back pressure” of, des., 36
=Air-bound pumps=, 371
=Air brakes=, use of compressed air in, des., 57
chamber, to prevent freezing, 381
=Air compressor=, direct acting steam single, ills. and des., 72
power wall or post, ills. and des., 72
=the “Imperial,“= ills. and des., 67-70
=Air compressors=, des., 57-78
methods of driving, 59
theoretical operations of, 63
=Air cooler of condenser=, ills., 312
=Air=, fluid of, def., 17
gravity and elasticity of, 16
leaks in suction must be prevented, 374
=Air lift pump=, ills. and des., 79-90
care and management, 87-88
lift system, advantages of, 79
theory of, 80
liquid, des., 64
pipe of a compressor, 84
pressure pumps, direct, ills. and des., 90
=Air pump= attached to a condenser becomes a vacuum pump, 373
Dean Brothers’ twin cylinder, ills. and des., 46-50
Edwards, ills. and des., 53-55
principles of duty, 373
simplest form of, ills., 15
used in connection with a jet condenser, ills., 34
hand, des. and ills., 29, 30
the inertia of, 17
=Altitude=, effect of, on atmospheric pressure, 73, 74
=American pump= as attached to steam fire engine, ills., 93
driving mechanism of, ills. and des., 93, 98
=American steam fire engine pump=, ills., 132, 133
des., 138, 139
=Ammonia or acid pumps=, ills. and des., 171
muriate of, action, 379
=Amoskeag fire engine=, ills., 107, 128
des., 141, 142
=Anderson steam trap=, des. and ills., 332, 333
=Anti-freezing device=, ills., 382
=Application of packing=, how done, 372
=Appurtenances= belonging to steam fire engines, list of, 111
=Aqua-thruster=, 267-269
=Atmosphere=, pressure of, def., 16, 36
surface condenser exerts, 314
weight of, on the surface of the earth, 19
=Atmospheric air=, a type of other gases, 25
=Atmospheric pressure=, effect of altitude upon, 73, 74
pumps, des. and ills., 169-171
=Attachment=, def. of, 317
=Attraction= of cohesion, def., 16
=Automatic action of the pump= controlled by a float, ills. and
des., 318, 319
duplex steam pump and receiver, Deane, ills. and des., 318, 319
throttle valve for boiler feed pump, ills. and des., 352, 353
“=Back pressure=” of atmosphere, des., 36
=Baffle plate=, used in condenser, ills. and des., 305
=Ballast pump=, the, ills. and des., 159-161
=Ballast tank=, ship’s, def., 322
=Ball cock=, ills. and des., 320
=Ball float=, ills. and des., 318-319
how attached in air and vacuum pump, 36
=Ballot, Buys, law= relating to barometers, 181
=Bark=, care to keep out of pipes and valves, 379
mixture, des., 379
white oak, prevents boiler incrustation, 379
=Barometer=, ills. and des., 20
water, how made, 31
=Barrel=, capacity of in gallons, 323
=Bell and spigot= connection, ills. and des., 367
=Belted duplex air compressor= (built by the Allis-Chalmers Co.),
62-71
=Bilge pump=, special fittings for, 161
=“Blake” compressor=, 73
=Bliss-Heath atmospheric pumping engine=, ills. and des., 169-171
=Blowing engine=, ills. and des., 66, 67
=Blow-off cock=, des., 347
valve, Bordo, ills. and des., 354, 355
=Boggs & Clark hydraulic dredging pump=, ills. and des., 217, 218
=Boiler cleaners=, mechanical, 380
compound, cost of, 378
action of, 379
=Boiler compound=, directions for use, 378
for locomotives, 378
formula for, 380
feed pump, centrifugal form adopted for, 222
=Boiler of steam fire engine=, des., 99
=Boiler of the Ahrens steam fire engine=, 126
the Clapp & Jones steam fire engine, 118
the Silsby steam fire engine, 115
=Boiler scale=, table of analysis, 328
=Boilers=, ball cock attached to, 320
corrosion of, how caused, 380
=Bolt circles of= standard pipe flanges; Table, 399
=Bolts=, diameters of; lengths of, 399
=Bordo blow-off valve=, ills. and des., 354, 355
=Bottoming-tap=, ills. and des., 339
=Box wrench=, des., 345
=Brewers’ grains=, how pumped; note, 202
=Buffalo, the centrifugal pump=, ills. and des., 223
=Bulkley “Injector” condenser=, ills. and des., 308, 309
=Buys Ballot’s law relating to barometers=, 181
=Byron Jackson Machine Co.’s turbine pumps=, ills. and des., 236-242
=Cameron=, the, vertical plunger sinking pump, ills., 150-151
des., 152
=Capacity of cisterns and tanks=, how estimated, 364
=Carbonate of lime in boiler scale=, 328
magnesia in boiler scale, 328
=Carbonates deposited= in order, des., 380
=Care and management of air pumps=, 87-88
the Clapp & Jones steam fire engine, 123
=Carr steam pump governors=, ills. and des., 288-291
=Cataract steam pump=, ills., 144
des., 146
=Centrifugal pump=, diagram of right and left-hand methods of
discharge, 225
early form of, ills., 212
des., 214
four stage, ills. and des., 224
important note relating to speed of; quotation from “Industries”,
223-229
Morris Machine Company’s, steam-driven, ills. and des., 220-221
multi-stage, ill. and des., 223-224
the Buffalo, ills. and des., 223
the converse of the turbine water-wheel, 213
vertical, submerged type of, ills. and des., 222-223
directions for erecting and running, 226-228
fans used in, ills., 213
des., 215
history of, 211
=Centrifugal pumps=, how to determine right or left-hand pumps, 226
ills. and des., 211-230
rotary and, 193-229
the Worthington, divided into Conoidal, volute and Turbine,
des., 229
two general types of, ills. and des., 215-216
=Centrifugal wheel=, ten thousand horse power, ills. and des., 213
also 133, Part One.
=Chain tongs=, 343
=Chlorides deposited in order=, des., 380
=Churning in pumps=, causes of, 375
=Churn valve= for feeding the steam fire engine, des., 111
purposes of, 137
=Circulating pump=, des., 32
=Circulating pumps=, ills., 219
des., 168
=Cistern=, def. of, 321
=Cisterns and tanks=, table of capacity for, 324
ball cock attached to, 320
=Cisterns=, computation for finding weight of, 324
contents of round; Table, 398
diameters of, in decimals of a foot; Table, 398
rule for finding contents of round; Table, 398
=Clapp & Jones steam fire engine=, 118
Village Engine, 121
=Classification of steam fire engines=, 93
=Cleaner, mechanical boiler=, 380
=Cleaning carpets and railroad cars and seats=, use of vacuum or
atmospheric pressure in, des., 59
=Cleanliness essential=, 371
=Clogging of suction=, effect of, 374
=Closed pressure tanks=, ills. and des., 321-323
=Coal, decreasing supply of=, 84
=Cock=, des., classes of, 347
ball, ills. and des., 320
blow-off, des., 347
cylinder, des., 247
feed, des., 347
four-way, des., 347
gage, des., 347
oil, des., 347
=Cock=, self-closing, des., 347
steam, des., 347
stop, des., 347
three-way, des., 347
=Cock=, try, des., 347
water, des., 347
=Column of water=, pressure of; Table, 396
=Columns, mine pump=, ills. and des., 363
=Compound, boiler=, record of results, 378
=Compound= or two-stage compression, 74-75
=Compounds= for making pipe joints, 367
=Compressed air=, des., 57
=Compressibility of gases=, 26
=Compression, compound=, or two-stage, 74-75
=Compressor, belted duplex air= (built by the Allis-Chalmers Co.),
62-71
“Imperial” air, des. and ills., 67-70
Norwalk compound, des. and ills., 77-78
=Norwalk standard=, ills. and des., 56-58
power wall or post air, ills. and des., 72
vertical duplex, 64-71
=Compressors, air=, des., 57-58
=Computation for finding weight of water in cisterns and tanks=, 324
obtaining the contents of a barrel in gallons, 324
Miner’s Inch, with ills., 388
open stream measurement, 390
weir dam, water, measurement, 390
relating to water pumped by windmill, 191
“=Condensation=,” def., 18
=Condenser=, def., 32
des., 299
advantages of, 300, 378
combined, and feed-water heater, ills. and des., 306
cone, ills., 312
Conover, ills. and des., 50-53
economy of, 37
elbow, exhaust and injection, des. and ills., 306
exhaust pipe into suction, ills. and des., 381
exhaust steam induction, des. and ills., 308
=Condenser, jet=, ills. and des., 312
jet type of, 33
keel, what it consists of, 311
plant, marine, ills. and des., 310-311
pump, ills. and des., 306-307
=Condensers=, classification of, 303
=Condenser=, surface, ills. and des., 313
tube, ills. and des., 305
=Condensing apparatus=, des. and ills., 297-314
engines, early, des., 378
=Condensing surface= required, amount of, 312-314
=Cone=, condenser, ills. and des., 306
=Conoidal centrifugal pump=, the Worthington, why so named, des., 229
=Conover condenser=, ills. and des., 50-53
=Construction of the Silsby steam cylinder pump and boiler=, 115
=Contamination of water= to be prevented, 375
=Contents, Table of=, XI.
=Controller, Mullin’s automatic=, ills. and des., 352-353
=Cooling towers=, des., 33
=Corcoran double action= suction force pump, des. and ills., 185-186
tank valves, 323
=Corcoran windmill=, ills. and des., 184-186
=Corrosion=, def., 328
how prevented, 380
of boilers, how caused, 380
=Cotton presses=, pump for, ills. and des., 154-155
=Coupling pipe=, ills., 368
“=Crane-necked=” steam fire engine, 141
=Cranes and hoists=, use of compressed air in, des., 57
=Crow=, ills. and des., 340
=Cubic foot=, capacity of in gallons., 323
=Cutter, pipe=, ills. and des., 338
=Cylinder-cock=, des., 347
=Cylinders=, contents of, in cubic feet for each foot depth;
Table, 398
relieved before removing head, 383
=Dam, Weir, measurement= of water, 390
=Dart= union, ills. and des., 367
=Davidson marine pump=, ills. and des., 156-157
=Dean Brothers’= twin cylinder air pump, ills. and des., 46-50
=Dean automatic duplex steam pump and receiver=, ills. and
des., 318-319
single sugar-house pump, ills. and des., 164-165
single vertical sinking pump, ills., 148
des., 149
vacuum pump, ills. and des., 42-43
=Deep-well pump=, working barrel of, 192
=Deflector=, water circulating, 120
=Derangement of duplex pump=, broken valve may cause it, 376
=Diagram of discharge openings= of centrifugal right and left-hand
pumps, 225
=Dial=, to read the, of a water meter, ills., 332
=Diameters of cisterns= in decimals of a foot; Table, 398
=Diaphragm lift and force pump=, ills., 145
des., 148
outfit for, 149
=Diffusion of gases=, 27
vanes of Worthington centrifugal pump, des., 233
=Direct acting steam single air compressor=, ills. and des., 72
=Disadvantages= in the use of compressed air for operating mining
pumps, 71
=Discharge per minute= under given heads; Table, 392-393
=Discovery of the advantages arising from the condensation of
steam=, 300
=Distributing reservoir=, def., 322
=“Doctor” independent pump=, ills. and des., 161-162
=“Donkey” pump=, des., 161
=Double extra first steam fire engine=, capacity and weight of, 93
tube injector, universal, ills., 262
des., 264
=Drain for steam pipes=, 374
=Drain=, necessity for, 374
=Draining pump cylinders and pipes=, 377
plugs, 377
=Dredge=, elevator, des., 222
20-inch hydraulic, ills. and des., 221
=Dredges=, self-propelling and sea-going, des.; note, 210
=Dredging pump=, hydraulic, Boggs & Clark, ills. and des., 217-218
Root’s large rotary, ills. and des., 208-210
=Drill and pipe tap combined=, 339
=Drip cocks=, proper location of, 376
=Dry cocks=, centrifugal pump, particularly adapted for use in
building sewers, in sand dredging, 214
=Duplex pump=, delays, avoid by frequent inspections, 376
derangements of one side, 375
jerky motion in, cause of, 376
repairs should be prompt and timely, 376
screens, important that they be kept clean, 376
separating chamber requires frequent examination, 376
suction valves require much attention, 376
worn parts should be replaced, 376
=Duplex steam pump and receiver=, Deane automatic, ills. and
des., 318-319
=Edison Manufacturing Co.= hand mining pump, des., 148
=Edwards air and vacuum pump=, ills. and des., 53-55
=Ejector=, ills. with a foot strainer, 260
double tube, ills. and des., 261
or exhauster used for priming centrifugal pumps, des., 216
ills., 218
pump, ills. and des., 259-260
water pressure, ills. and des., 266
and injectors, 243-266
application of, ills., 256
des., 260
=Elastic fluids=, two classes of, 16
=Elasticity=, def., 26
a property of air, 16, 17
of all aëriform fluids, def., 17
=Elbow, condenser=, exhaust and injection, des. and ills., 306
pipe, ills., 368
=Elbows=, des., 364
=Electric mining pump=, ills., part one, 276
des., part two, 147
=Elevator=, Mason, pump pressure regulator, ills. and des., 286-287
=Endicott’s platform springs=, des., 141
=Energy of the steam injector=, whence derived, note, 247
wind as a source of power, 181
=Engines=, early condensing, des., 378
=Engine, steam fire=, ills. and des., 91-142
=Entering or taper tap=, ills. and des., 339
=Evaporation=, def. and laws of, 28
=Eve, J., inventor of Eve’s rotary pump=, historical note, 196
=Eve’s rotary pump=, des. and ills., 196-197
=Exhaust steam induction condenser=, des. and ills., 308
injector, ills. and des., 249, 255-256
injector, high pressure, ills. and des., 257
=Exhaust steam=, utilizing of; note, 35
=Expansibility of gases=, def. and ills., 25
=Expansion and compression of a body=, def., 18
=Explanations of principles involved in feeding tank=, 373
exposed pipes, precautions against freezing, 377
=Extra first steam fire engine=, capacity and weight of, 93
=Failure of pump=, how to find cause, 374
=Fans=, ills., 213
des., 215
=Feed-cock=, des., 347
=Feeding into bottom of tank= requires less power than top, 373
=Feed-water heater and combined condenser=, ills. and des., 306
=Volz=, ills. and des., 304-306
impurities, des., note relating to, 327
=Fifth steam fire engine=, capacity and weight of, 93
=Fire engine=, Silsby steam, des. and ills., 113
steam, ills. and des., 91-142
=Fire hose flow of water=, how retarded in, des., 135
pumps, Holyoke pattern of rotary, 203
=First steam fire engine=, capacity and weight of, 93
=Flange joint=, ills., and des., 363
=Flanges=, diameters of standard; Table, 399
standard, bolt circles of; Table, 399
table of standard sizes, 399
thickness of standard, 399
union, des. and ills., 363
=Float=, automatic action of the pump controlled by a, ills. and
des., 318-319
=Flow of water over Weir dam=; Table, 391
=Fluid=, particles of, 14
=Flume=, mechanism to shut off the water supply of, ills., 295
=Foot-board= of the steam fire engine, des., 111
=Foot valve= applied to centrifugal pump, 216
=Forcer of steam injector=, 247
=Foundations of tanks=, 323
suitable, precautions for, 371
=Fountain, Hero’s=, ills. and des., 23
=in vacuo=, ills. and des., 23
=Four stage centrifugal pump=, ills. and des., 224
=Fourth steam fire engine=, capacity and weight of, 93
=Four-way cock=, des., 347
=Fox boiler=, des. and ills., 101-103
=Freeman, John R.=, credit given for table, 117
=Freezing=, anti-, device, 381
of pipe, how prevented, ills. and des., 381
=Friction=, different kinds of pipe, 377
=Friction heads=; Table, 394-395
in small pipes; Table, 397
=Friction=, influence of, on different kinds of pipe, 377
loss in pounds pressure; Table, 392-393
must be kept down, 372
=Frizell system of air lift pumps=, 88
=Gage-cock=, des., 347
=Gallon=, capacity of, 323
imperial, capacity of, 323
=Gallons for each foot of length in pipes=, 398
=Gases and liquids=, properties in common, des., 24
compressibility of, 26
diffusion of, 27
expansibility of, def. and ills., 25
permanent, def., 16
pressure exerted by, 26
weight of, def., 26
=Gas-fitter’s air proving pump=, def. and ills., 29
=Gates=, head, mechanism to raise and lower, ills., 295
=Gauge, hydraulic, test pump=, ills. and des., 164
indicating pressure and vacuum, des., 259
vacuum, why graduated in inches; note, 21
=Giffard, Inventor of the injector=; historical note, 245
=Gould’s rotary pump=, ills., 194
des., 199
=Governor= and pump, des. and ills., 317-319
=Governors, Carr steam pump=, ills. and des., 288-291
=Governor, Mason pump=, ills. and des., 284-286
utility combination pump, des. and ills., 296
=Governors=, pump speed, ills. and des., 281-294
=Graduated tank=, des., 322
=Grains=, wet, brewers’, how pumped; note, 202
=Graphite as a lubricant=, des., 384
=Graphite=, invaluable about studs, nuts, etc., 384
mix with oil for hand pump, 375
use of, on pipe threads, 384
=Gravitation=, effect on current of air, 180
=Gravity=, a property of air, 16
=Grit=, avoid in packing, 377
=Guericke, Otto von=, inventor, 19
=Guide vanes of Worthington centrifugal pump=, des., 231
des., 212
=Hammer=, how best used, des., 345
=Hand air pumps=, des. and ills., 29-30
=Harris system of raising water by= direct pressure, 90
=Hayden & Derby Mfg. Co.=, 252
=Head gates=, mechanism to raise and lower, ills., 295
=Heads=, friction at given rates; Table, 394-395
=Heat=, action of, on particles of bodies, 16
=Heater=, noiseless water, ills. and des., 265-266
stationary, for the steam fire engine, 105
=Heron or Hero=, account of, 99
of Alexandria; historical note relating to steam fire engine, 95
“=Hero’s fountain=,” invented by Hero of Alexandria, 99
ills. and des., 23
“=Hessian Suck=,” a form of centrifugal pump, des., 211
=Hinged valve=, 347
=Historical notes= and ills. relating to steam fire engine, 92-99
=History of the centrifugal pump=, 211
=Hogshead=, capacity of, 323
=Holyoke improved speed governor for water wheels=, ills. and
des., 291-294
pattern rotary pump, 203
=Horizontal two-stage pump=, ills., 236
des., 241
=Hydraulic dredge=, 20-inch, ills. and des., 221
dredging pump, Boggs & Clarke, ills. and des., 217-218
gauge test pump, ills. and des., 163
joints for high pressure, ills. and des., 361
=Hydraulic lifts and cranes=, pump for, des. and ills., 154-155
packing, difficulty in cutting, 373
pipes, best way to join; Note, 367
riveting and punching, pump for, ills. and des., 154-155
=Hydro-pneumatics=, 15
=Ice=, expansion of, 381
=Ideal steel tank tower=, ills. and des., 187
“=Impellers=,” des., 212
=Impellers of Worthington centrifugal pump=, des., 233
=Impellers or pistons of rotary pumps=, ills. and des., 196
=“Imperial” air compressor=, ills. and des., 67-70
=Imperial gallon=, capacity of, 323
=Incrustation=, des., 328
=Incrustations of injector pipes=, how removed, 254
=Injection=, def., 32
water of air and vacuum pumps, des., 35
=Injector=, action of, 247, 249
a gauge indicating both pressure and vacuum for the, 259
=“Injector” condenser, Bulkley=, ills. and des., 308-309
=Injector, double tube universal=, ills., 262
des., 264
exhaust steam, ills. and des., 255-256
high pressure exhaust steam, ills. and des., 257
how to start the exhaust steam, 259
Korting, des., 264
“Manhattan” automatic, ills., 244
des., 251
Metropolitan double tube, ills., 248
des., 252
Metropolitan single tube, ills., 250
des., 252
Monitor, ills., 246
des., 252
not an economical device, 249
peerless automatic, ills., 246
des., 251
peerless, names of parts, 251
ills., 234
peerless, table of pressure and temperature of the, 251
the exhaust steam, 249
=Injectors and ejectors=, 243-266
piping of “Manhattan” and peerless, ills. and des., 253
rules to govern the actions, etc., of, 253-254
table of capacity of, 252
three distinct types of, 247
=Inspection for causes of failure in starting a pump=, 371
=Inspections, internal and external necessary=, 374
=Inspirator=, des., 249
=Instructions and suggestions for the steam fire engine=, 129,
131, 135-137
=Interchangeable socket wrench=, ills. and des., 344
=Inter-cooler, the=, ills. and des., 74-78
=Intermediate tap=, ills. and des., 339
=Interruption of flow by foreign body in suction=, 375
=Inverted-cup valve=, 347
=Irregularity in duplex pump=, cause of, 375
=Irregular speed= indicates trouble, 376
Duty, unsteady discharge requires attention, 376
=“Isochronal” pump=, def., 147
=Jet condenser=, ills. and des., 32, 303, 312
discovery of, 301
=Jet pump=, the, ills. and des., 261
type of condenser, 33
=Joint, pipe, compounds for making=, recipes, 362
piping, des. and ills., 359-362
=Keel condenser=, what it consists of, 311
=Kerosene=, effect on pipe joints, 362
=Key valve=, 47
=“Kicking down” a well in the early days=, ills., VIII.
=Knight, E. H.=, classification of cocks and valves, 347
=Korting injector=, pieces composing the, shown in cuts page, 263
names of the parts, 264
=La France steam fire engine pump=, ills., 134
des., 139-141
=Leakage=, indications of, 376
slight, unimportant, 373
=Leaks=, often the cause of failure in starting a pump, 371
=Left and right-hand pumps=, customary rule for, 371
=Life of boiler of steam fire engine=, how prolonged, 105
=Lifter of steam injector=, 247
=Lifting valve=, 347
=Lime=, carbonate of, in boiler scale, 328
=Liquid air=, des., 64
=Liquids under heavy pressure=, pump for delivering, ills. and
des., 154-155
=Lobes of rotary pump=, ills. and des., 209-210
=Location for pumps=, proper, 371
=Lombard, Nathaniel=, pump governor; note, 294
=Lubrication=, intermittent, to be avoided, 375
=Lubrication=, proper, for packing, 373
=Magdeburg cups or hemispheres=, ills. and des., 19
=Magma sugar pump=, ills. and des., 166-167
=Magnesia=, carbonate of in boiler scale, 328
salt, etc., in water, 380
must be removed, 380
=Main feed pump, uses for the=, 161
=“Manhattan” automatic injector=, ills., 244
des., 251
=Marine pump=, Davidson pattern, ills. and des., 156-157
=Marine pumps=, 155-162
Ship’s pump, 155
“=Mariotte’s law=”, 17
=Marks of parts necessary=, 374
=Maslin automatic steam vacuum pump=, ills., 271
des., 279
=Mason elevator pump= pressure regulator, ills. and des., 286-287
pump governor, ills. and des., 284-286
pump pressure regulator, ills. and des., 349-350
steam pump with receiver attached, ills. and des., 319
water reducing valve, ills. and des., 351
“=Massachusetts pump=,” des., 211
=Matter=, properties of, 24
=Measurements of pipe lines=, how to be taken, ills., 368
=Mechanical boiler cleaners=, 380
=Mercury=, inches of, def., 31
=Metallic packings=, popular and good, 377
=Meter=, water, ills. and des., 329-332
Worthington water, ills. and des., 330-332
=Meteorology=, def., 179
=Metropolitan= double tube injector, ills., 248
des., 252
single tube injector, ills., 250
des., 252
=Mine drainage=, adaptation of the turbine pump for, 233
pump columns, ills. and des., 363
=Miner’s inch water measurement=, ills., 388
=Mining, Cataract steam pump=, ills., 144
des., 146
=Mining pump=, double leather, ills., 145
des., 147
electric, ills., Part One, 276
des., Part Two, 147
hand-power, ills., 145
des., 148
the Cameron vertical plunger sinking, ills., 150-151
des., 152
the “Scranton,” ills. and des., 153-154
=Mining pumps=, des. and ills., 145-155
pumps, an advantage of; note, 152
note relating to the cost of repairing a half-inch globe valve, 145
use of compressed air in, 71
=Miscellaneous pumps=, 143-176
=Molecules=, repulsive force of, 27
=Monitor injector=, ills., 246
des., 252
=Monkey-wrenches=, “knife-handle,” ills. and des., 344
=Morris Machine Company’s centrifugal pump=, steam-driven, ills. and
des., 220-221
=Mud=, 20-inch hydraulic dredge for pumping mud, silt, etc., 221
=Mullin’s Automatic controller=, ills. and des., 352-353
=Multi-stage centrifugal pump=, ills. and des., 223-224
turbine pump, priming of, ills. and des., 228-229
=Neck-cap of the modern pulsometer=, ills. and des., 274
=Neck-piece of the modern pulsometer=, ills. and des., 274
=Newcomen=, discovery relating to condensation of steam, 301
=Nipple-Holder=, pipe, ills. and des., 341
=Norwalk compound compressor=, des. and ills., 77-78
standard compressor, ills. and des., 56-58
note, 78
=Nozzles of steam fire engine=, 125
three types of, in steam injector, 247
=Nuts and screws= must be kept tight, 374
=Oak-bark=, directions for use, 379
white, used in boilers, 379
=Oil-cock=, des., 367
=Oil=, how used in the Cataract steam pump cylinder, 146
=Oil-pipe lines=, pump for, 155
tank steamer pump, ills. and des., 159-161
=Packing=, care of, 372
economy of, narrow rings, 372
for pump plungers, 373
for pumps, suitable, 372
how to fit, 372
must be elastic, never rigid, 372
for stuffing boxes, badly proportioned, glands too short, 372
to cut square thinner, des. and ills., 383
=Paper mills=, particularly adapted for use of centrifugal pumps, 214
=Papin, Denis=, inventor, account of, 211
historical note, 64
=Parallel vise=, 341
=Parker, Richard Green=, quotation, 14
=Peerless automatic injector=, ills., 246
des., 251
=Pelton water wheel=, 60
=Pilot or auxiliary valve=, des., 348
=Pipe=, condenser spray, des., 306
connections, proper arrangements of, 363
cutter, ills. and des., 338
fitting, des., 359
freezing of, how prevented, ills. and des., 381
gas and steam, how measured, 367
joint, des. and ills., 359-363
telescopic, ills. and des., 152
=Pipe lines=, how measurements are to be taken, ills., 368
lines, steam, 364
=Pipe=, making up a piece of, 363
nipple holder, des., 341
originally a musical wind instrument, 359
saddles for quick connections into pipes, ills., 382
spanner, ills. and des., 344
stock and die, des., 341
=Pipe=, suction, should be drained, 377
tail, of condenser, ills., 312
thickness of standard, 399
=Pipe tongs=, ills. and des., 343
vise, ills. and des., 340
=Pipe=, wooden, note relating to, 364
wrench, Trimo, ills. and des., 343
advantages and disadvantages of, 377
=Pipes and fittings=, note relating to, 359
exposed, precautions against freezing, 377
flow of water in cast iron; table, 394-395
joints and fittings, 359-368
relative advantages of, 377
=Pipes=, small, rates of discharge; table, 397
steam, to properly drain, 374
strainers for suction, ills. and des., 325-328
=Piping of Manhattan and peerless injectors=, ills. and des., 253
of high pressure exhaust steam injector, ills. and des., 258
standard, “extra strong,” double extra strong, ills. and des., 367
to remove incrustations from injector, 254
=Piston, Follower type=, how packed, 383
=Plug pipe=, ills., 368
taps, ills. and des., 339
=Plugs=, drain, 377
=Plunger=, deep well pump, ills. and des., 192
packing, dry, remedy for, 377
packing, how to apply, 373
water, how packed, des. and ills., 383
=Pneumatics=, 15-30
=Pneumatic syringe=, ills. and des., 26
=Pohle, Dr. Julius J.=, historical note, 79
system of elevating liquids, ills. and des., 81-84
“=Points=” relating to the care and management of air compressors, 61
=Portable drilling machines=, use of compressed air in, des., 57
form of pulsometer and boiler, ills. and des., 280
tool, def., 337
=Ports=, reducing capacity of, by substances, 375
=Power of a windmill=, what it depends upon, 190
wall or post air compressor, ills. and des., 72
=Practical Engineer=, ills. of air lift pump from, 89
=Preface=, IX
=Pressure, atmosphere=, surface condenser exerts, 314
exerted by gases, 26
in pounds for every foot up to 300 ft. height, etc.; Table, 396
of air and gases, def., 17
of column of water; Table, 396
of the atmosphere, def., 16
=Pressure per square inch= in pounds; Table, 396
reducing valve, ills. and des., 349-350
=Prime movers=, def., 181
=Priming methods= adopted to suit centrifugal pumps of various
designs, ills. and des., 228-229
=Priming=, to start, 377
=Propeller pump=, the wood, ills. and des., 172-174
=Pulsator=, 269
=Pulsometer=, des. and ills., 267-280
=Pulsometer=, action of, 276-277
a form of vacuum pump, 269
and boiler in portable form, ills. and des., 280
arrangements of, for emptying vats or tanks, ills. and des., 278
historical, 269
important points to be attended to; note, 279
=Pulsometer=, suggestions relative to placing of the pump; note, 273
the modern, ills. and des., 270-273
the original, ills. and des., 268-271
the principal parts of, des. and ills., 277
=Pump=, air, Dean Brothers’ twin cylinder, ills. and des., 46-50
air lift, ills. and des., 79-90
=Pump, American=, driving mechanism of, ills. and des., 93, 98
and governor, des. and ills., 317-319
Buffalo centrifugal, ills. and des., 223
centrifugal, diagram of right and left-hand methods of
discharge, 225
centrifugal, four-stage, ills. and des., 224
multi-stage, ills. and des., 223-224
vertical, submerged type of, ills. and des., 222-223
=Pump=, circulating, des., 32
columns, mine, ills. and des., 363
Conover vacuum, ills. and des., 50-53
Corcoran double action suction force pump, ills. and des., 185-186
Davidson, marine, ills. and des., 156-157
Dean single vertical sinking, ills., 148
Dean vacuum, ills. and des., 42-43
deep well, working barrel of, 192
=Pump, difference= between a hand pump and a windmill pump, 187
=Pump, Edwards’ air=, ills. and des., 53-55
ejector, as a form of, 259
Eve’s rotary, des. and ills., 196-197
=Pump=, failure in starting, cause, 371
for salt water evaporator and distiller, ills. and des., 168
=Pump=, gas-fitter’s air proving, def. and ills., 29
Gould’s rotary, ills., 194
des., 199
=Pump governor, Mason=, ills. and des., 284-286
Nathaniel Lombard, note, 294
utility, combination, des. and ills., 296
=Pump governors, Carr steam=, ills. and des., 288-291
hand oil, desirable, 375
“=Hessian Suck=,” des., 211
hydraulic gauge test, ills. and des., 163
=Pumping water=, use of compressed air in, des., 59
“=Isochronal=,” def., 147
=Maslin automatic steam vacuum=, ills., 271
des., 279
“=Massachusetts=,” des., 211
mining, hand-power, ills., 145
des., 148
=Pump of the Silsby steam fire engine=, 113
portable fire air, 29
=Quimby screw=, ills. and des., 174-176
=Root’s rotary=, ills. and des., 209
=Pump speed governors=, ills. and des., 281-394
=steam fire engine=, ills. and des., 91-142
=American=, ills., 132, 133
des., 138-139
=La France=, ills., 134
des., 139-141
syphon, ills. and des., 188, 265
as attached to steam fire engine, ills., 93
the “=Ballast=,” ills. and des., 159-161
the =Cameron vertical plunger sinking=, ills., 150-151
des., 152
the =Deane sugar-house=, ills. and des., 164-165
the =“Doctor” independent pump=, ills. and des., 161-162
the injector can be used as a, 249
the jet, ill. and des., 261
the =Magna sugar=, ills. and des., 166-167
the =“Scranton” mining=, ills. and des., 153-154
the ship’s, 155
=Taber rotary=, 200-202
=Pumps=, air and vacuum, ills. and des., 31
air pressure, ills. and des., 90
ammonia or acid, ills. and des., 171
auxiliary feed, often duplicated, 161
=Byron Jackson Machine Company’s turbine=, 236-242
=Pumps, centrifugal=, ills. and des., 211-230
circulating, ills., 219
des., 168
directions for erecting and running, 226-228
fire, =Holyoke pattern of rotary=, 203
=Pumps, marine=, 155-162
methods of priming centrifugal pumps, 228-229
=Pumps, mining=, 145-155
an advantage of, note, 152
=Pumps, miscellaneous=, 143-176
of steam fire engine, des. and ills., 100, 106, 107
operation of large dredging, 210
rotary and centrifugal, 193-229
=Pumps, rotary=, ills. and des., 194-210
impellers or pistons of, ills. and des., 196
used for pumping thick stuff, 165
=Pumps, sinking=, des. and ills., 148
“sugar-house”, 165-167
=Taber rotary=, 200-202
turbine, 230-242
vacuum, single and cross compound double acting, 37-39
vacuum, table of arrangement of valves, 41
wind power, ills. and des., 185-192
=Pump=, the wood propeller, ills. and des., 172-174
the =Worthington pressure=, ills. and des., 154-155
the =Worthington “wrecking” pump=, ills. and des., 157-159
vacuum, =Worthington vertical beam=, ills. and des., 44-45
=Pump=, vertical, of the =Clapp & Jones steam fire engine=, 118
windmill, operation of, 187
=Purification of water= effected by the air lift pump, 87
=Purifying water=, 379
=Quimby screw pump=, ills. and des., 174-176
=Raising sunken vessels=, use of compressed air in, des., 59
“=Rarefaction=,” def., 18
“=Rarefied=,” def., 18
=Ratchet drill=, ills. and des., 338
=Rates of discharge= of small pipes; Table, 397
=Reamer=, ills. and des., 339
=Receiver=, use of, 317
Dean, Mason and Worthington steam pumps with receiver attached,
des. and ills., 318-319
=Receiving reservoir=, def., 322
=Rectangular surface condenser=, the “Admiralty,” des., 303
=Refrigerating and ice making=, use of compressed air in, des., 59
=Regulator=, Mason elevator pump pressure, ills. and des., 286-287
=Relieved cylinders=, how to proceed, 383
=Remedy for air-bound pumps=, 371
=Reservoir=, def., 322
distributing, def., 322
receiving, def., 322
=Reynolds-Corliss type=, valve gear of, 67
=Right and left-hand pumps=, how determined, 371
=Rings=, how to cut to size, 373
pattern, to be on hand, 383
=Riveters=, use of compressed air in, des., 57
=Root’s large rotary pump= for dredging purposes, ills. and
des., 208-210
=Rotary and centrifugal pumps=, 193-229
pump driven by steam used for fire purposes, des., 205
ills., 206-207
=Holyoke pattern=, 203
lobes of, ills. and des., 209-210
type used by the Silsby fire engine designers; sliding abutment
of rotary pump, des., 199
ills. and des., 194-210
how divided into classes, 196
impellers or pistons of, ills. and des., 196
speed of, 174
=Rotary steam fire engine, Silsby=, des. and ills., 113
valve, 347
=Rules for approximately determining the size of a windmill= to use
in pumping, 190
for obtaining the contents of a barrel in gallons, 324
for setting of Deane vacuum pump valves, 43
to govern the actions, etc., of injectors, 253-254
=Saddles=, how attached to pipes, des., 382
pipe, substitute for tees, 382
=Sal soda=, use of, 380
=Salts=, magnesia, etc., in water, 380
=Salt water evaporator= and distiller, pump for, ills. and des., 168
Root’s large rotary pump for salt water service, 210
=Sampson windmill=, des., 190
=Sand blasts=, use of compressed air in, des., 57
large rotary pump for, 210
or heavy material for pumping, speed of pump to be increased, 219
=Santovio of Padua=, Italy, inventor of the pulsometer, 269
=Savery, Thomas=, pump, when patented, ills. and des., 268-271
=“Scranton” mining pump=, ills. and des., 153-154
=Screw pump, Quimby=, ills. and des., 174-176
=Schutte & Koerting Co.=, combined throttle and quick closing trip
valve, 348
condenser plant, revised by, ills. and des., 310
=Second steam fire engine=, capacity and weight of, 93
=Self-closing cock=, des., 347
=Self-propelled steam fire engines=, Amoskeag pattern, 142
=Separators=, necessary, 374
=Setting and operating of the Taber pumps=, 200-202
=Ship’s ballast tank=, def., 322
pump, the, 155
pump, the “Donkey,” des., 161
=Shop tools of all kinds=, use of compressed air in, des., 57
=Siamese connection= for stand pipes, 138
=Sight feed cup=, automatic in its operation, 375
proper place for, 375
when to fill, 376
=Sight feed=, oil cups recommended, 375
=Silsby rotary steam fire engine=, des. and ills., 113
=Sinking caissons= and driving tunnels through silt and soft
earth, use of compressed air in, des., 59
=Sinking or station pump=, adaptation of the turbine pump for, 233
des. and ills., 148
Deane single vertical, ills., 138
des., 149
=Size of rings to use=, 373
=Sleeve coupling=, ills. and des., 367
=Slide valve=, 347
=Slippage=, def., causes of, 384
=Socket wrench=, interchangeable, ills. and des., 344
=Spanner=, ills. and des., 344
=Speed controlling device=, style A, Mason pump, method of operating,
ills. and des., 288
=Speed governor for water wheels=, Holyoke improved, ills. and
des., 291-294
pump governors, ills. and des., 281-294
=Spray pipe and nozzle=, ills., 312
=Spring valve=, 347
=Sprinkler=, inside boiler to scatter particles that would otherwise
form scale, 380
=Square packings=, advantages of, 372
=“Staggered” tube system= used in steam fire engine, 104
=Standard pipe sizes=, ills., 367
=Starting a pump=, precautions in, 371
=Steam and air=, relative space occupied by, 378
boiler, feed water impurities, des., 327
cock, des., 347
cylinders, engines and pumps synonymous, require the same
lubrication, 375
driven centrifugal pump, Morris Machine Company’s, ills. and
des., 220-221
end of air and vacuum pumps, 35
=Steam fire engine=, ills. and des., 91-142
auxiliary appliances and supplies, 99
“crane necked,” frame for, 141
Fox boiler, des. and ills., 101-103
historical notes and ills., 92-99
inner and outer tube system, des., 104
instructions and suggestions, 129, 131, 135-137
nozzles, 125
parts of, 99
pumps, des. and ills., 106, 107
pumps, piston rods, exhaust, coal box, etc., 100, 101
self-propelled, Amoskeag pattern, 142
stationary heater for, des., 105
suction strainers of, des. and ills., 109
table of effective fire streams for, 117
“thaw-pipe” connected to, 123
the =Ahrens=, 126
=Steam fire engine= pump, the American, ills., 132, 133
des., 138-139
the =Amoskeag=, ills., 107, 128
des., 141-142
the boiler, des., 99
the =Clapp & Jones=, 118
the =La France=, ills., 134
des., 139-141
=Steam fire engine, the Silsby rotary=, des. and ills., 113
appurtenances belonging to, 111
Siamese connections for, 138
valve motion of, des., 110
=Steam induction condenser=, exhaust, des. and ills., 308
=Steam injector=, exhaust, ills. and des., 255-256
injectors, three distinct types of, 247
mains, bracket for supporting of, ills. and des., 364-365
materials for making, 364
pipe lines, 364
the proper anchoring and supporting of, ills. and des., 365
to properly drain, 374
=Steam pump=, Deane automatic duplex, ills. and des., 318-319
=Steam shovel= of service in raising material, 222
trap, des., 333-334
=Steam=, utilizing of exhaust; note, 35
=Stems= valve, in suction must not leak, 374
=Stock and die pipe=, ills. and des., 341
=Stop-cock=, des., 347
=Stopping at night=, precautions for, 377
=Stop valve=, necessity of, 371
=Stover Manufacturing Company=, makers of the Sampson windmill, 190
=Strainers for suction pipes= of steam fire engines, 138
for suction water pipes, ills. and des., 325-328
suction, of steam fire engine, des. and ills., 109
=Stress on bolts=, 399
=Stuffing boxes=, failure under high pressure, cause, 375
pump end, how lubricated, 375
=Submerged type of centrifugal vertical pump=, ills. and des., 222-223
=Suction hose= for the steam fire engine, how fitted and carried, 111
=Suction pipe= should be drained, 377
pipes, strainers for, ills. and des., 325-328
strainers of steam fire engines, des. and ills., 109
valves must be well packed, 374
=“Sugar-house” pumps=, 165-167
pump, the Deane, ills. and des., 164-165
=Sugar=, action of in boilers, 379
no action on copper, tin, lead and aluminum, 379
=Suggestions how to find the trouble= in starting a pump, 371
=Sulphates= deposited in order, des., 380
=Surface condenser=, 32, 303, 313
extent of a, 28
=Swivel bench vise=, ills. and des., 340
=Syphon pump=, des. and ills., 188
=Syringe, Pneumatic=, ills., and des., 26
=Taber pumps=, directions for settling and operating, 200-202
=Table of= analysis of average boiler scale, 328
arrangement of valves for air and vacuum pumps, 41
average hourly velocity of the wind in the U. S., 183
Bliss-Heath dimensions and capacities of atmospheric pumps, 171
bolt circles of standard pipe flanges, 399
=Table of= capacities at varying heights above sea level, 74
capacities, etc., of the universal double tube injector, 264
and pipe sizes of sugar-house pumps, 167
for 20-inch hydraulic dredge, 221
of “Ballast” pump, 161
of Boggs & Clarke hydraulic dredging pump, 218
of Davidson marine pump, 157
of Deane single sugar-house pump, 165
of injectors, 252
of tanks and cisterns, 324
of the Deane single vertical sinking pump, 149
of Worthington “wrecking” pump, 159
=Table= of classification of steam fire engines, 93
of Contents, XI.
of contents of cylinders in cubic feet for each foot of depth, 398
=Table of= diameters of cisterns in decimals of a foot, 398
dimensions of noiseless water heater, 266
of the Bordo blow-off valve, 356
of water pressure ejector, 266
=Table of= discharge per minute under given heads, 392-393
of effective fire streams, 117
of flow of water in cast iron pipes, 394-395
=Table of= flow of water= over Weir Dam, 391
friction heads at given rates, 394-395
friction heads in small pipes, 397
friction, loss in pounds pressure, 392-393
rates of discharge of small pipes, 397
parts of the “Imperial” air compressor, 70
pressure in pounds for every foot up to 300 ft. height, etc., 396
=Table of= pressure of column of water, per square inch in pounds, 396
of sizes, capacity, etc., of the Cataract steam pump, 147
of sizes, etc., of the “Blake” compressor, 73
sizes and capacities of ejectors, 259
=Table of= standard sizes of flanges, 399
test of air and vacuum pumps, 41
velocity of flow in pipes, 392-393
=Tables and data=, 387-400
dimensions and capacities of the Quimby screw pump, 176
pressure and temperature of the peerless injector, 251
relating to the sizes and capacities of pumping mills, 189-190
=Tail pipe of condenser=, ills., 312
=“Take-off” ring of Fox boiler=, des. and ills., 103
=Tank=, def. of, 321
ball cock, operation of, ills. and des., 320
closed pressure, ills. and des., 321-323
feeding into top or bottom, 373
graduated, def., 322
hoops, lugs and lock nut nipples, important parts of, 323
needed strength of a, 323
valves, 323
=Tanks and cisterns=, 188, 321-324
table of capacity for, 324
arrangements of pulsometer for emptying, ills. and des., 278
computation for finding weight of, 324
foundations for, 323
=Tanneries=, particularly adapted for use in centrifugal pump, 214
=Tap=, ills. and des., 339
“=Tapping=,” des. of process, 339
=Tapping iron furnaces=, use of compressed air in, des., 59
=Tee=, beaded malleable iron, ills. and des., 367
malleable iron, ills. and des., 363
pipe, ills., 368
=Telescopic pipe joint=, ills. and des., 152
=Temperature of gases=, 28
=Ten thousand horse power turbine wheel=, ills., IV
=Test pump=, hydraulic gauge, ills. and des., 163
“=Thaw-pipe=” connected to Clapp & Jones steam fire engine, 123
=Theoretical operations of air compressors=, 63
=Theory of air lift=, 80
=Thermometer=, des., 18
=Thick stuff=, the handling of, des., 165
=Third steam fire engine=, capacity and weight of, 93
=Three-way cock=, des., 347
=Throttle and quick closing trip valve=, ills., 336
des., 348
valve, automatic, for boiler feed pump, ills. and des., 352-353
=Thud=, causes of, in pumps, 375
=Tire air pump=, 29
=Tongs=, chain, 343
pipe, ills. and des., 343
=Tools=, def., 337
valves and piping, 335-356
=Towers=, cooling, des., 33
=Transmitting messages through pneumatic tubes=, use of compressed
air in, des., 59
=Trap=, Anderson steam, des. and ills., 332-333
steam, des., 333-334
=Trimo pipe wrench=, ills. and des., 343
=Try-cock=, des., 347
=Tub=, des., 323
=Tube of condenser=, ills. and des., 305
=Tubing=, including boiler tubes, how measured, 367
=Turbine pump=, multi-stage, how primed, ills. and des., 228
=Turbine pump=, space occupied by; note, 233
pumps, 230-242
Byron Jackson Machine Company’s, 236-242
=Turbine wheel, ten thousand horse power=, ills., IV
=Two-stage or compounded compression=, 74-75
=Union=, Dart, ills. and des., 367
flange, ills. and des., 363
pipe, ills., 368
=Universal double tube injector=, ills., 262
des., 264
=Uses of compressed air=, 57
=Utilities and attachments=, 315-334
=Utility=, def. of, 317
=Vacuum=, def., 31
des., 299
chamber necessary for high lifts, 374
remedy for pounding, 374
gauge, why graduated in inches; note, 21
pumps, single and cross compound double acting, 37-39
table of arrangement of valves, 41
table of test, 41
synonymous with air, 373
the Conover condenser, ills. and des., 50-53
the Deane, ills. and des., 42-43
the Edwards, ills. and des., 53-55
the Maslin automatic steam, ills., 271
des., 279
the Worthington vertical beam, ills. and des., 44-45
=Valve=, def., 347
automatic throttle, for boiler feed pump, ills. and des., 352-353
auxiliary or pilot, des., 348
Bordo blow-off, ills. and des., 354-355
churn, for feeding the steam fire engine, des., 111
connection of, 346
=Valve for Carr steam pump governors=, ills. and des., 290-291
gear of the Clapp & Jones Village Engine, 122
of the Reynolds-Corliss type, 67
heart created on the principles of, 347
hinged, 347
inverted-cup, 347
key, 347
lifting, 347
Mason water reducing, ills. and des., 351
=Valve motion of steam fire engines=, des., 110
pressure reducing, ills. and des., 349-350
rotary, 347
slide, 347
spring, 347
throttle and quick closing trip, ills., 336
des., 348
clogging of, remedy, 375
“Corcoran” tank, 323
lift of, important for high pressures, 375
names, how derived, 347
=Valves of an air compressor=, how operated by mechanical means, 65
rule for setting of Deane vacuum pump, 43
several classes of, 347
suction, must be well packed, 374
=Vat=, des., 323
“=Van Duzen’s steam jet pump=”; note, 260
=Vapor=, def., 16
=Velocity, average of the wind for the U. S.=, 182
of flow in pipes; Table, 392-393
water entering suction, 378
water in discharge pipes, 378
relative, of water in large and small pipes, 378
=Vertical duplex compressor=, 64-71
pump of four-stage turbine, ills., 238
des., 241
=Vise, pipe=, ills. and des., 340
swivel bench, ills. and des., 340
“=Volute=,” def. of, 211
centrifugal pump, the Worthington, why so named, des., 229
centrifugals, des., 229
=Volz combination of condenser and feed-water heater=, ills. and
des., 304, 305, 306
=Water “Ballast” pump=, des. and ills., 160
Barometer, how made, 31
cock, des., 347
contamination of, to be prevented, 375
=Weir Dam measurement=, des. and ills., 390
=Water, discharge per minute under given heads=; Table, 392
expansion of, by freezing, 381
Miner’s Inch, flow of, 388
=Waterhammer=, prevention of, ills. and des., 381
=Water heater=, noiseless, ills. and des., 265-266
meter, ills. and des., 329-332
to read the dial of a, ills., 332
Worthington, ills. and des., 330-332
=Water=, open stream measurement, 390
penetrating force of, under high pressure, 381
plunger, how packed, des. and ills., 383
pressure ejector, ills. and des., 266
pressure of column of; Table, 396
purifying of, 379
reducing valve, Mason, ills. and des., 351
relative velocity of, in large and small pipes, 378
velocity of, in discharge pipes, 378
=Water wheels=, Holyoke improved speed governors for, ills. and
des., 291-294
Turbine, ills., IV
=Water works=, mine drainage, adaptation of the turbine pump for, 233
=Wear of parts=, inspections necessary, 374
=Weather bureaus=, table of the average hourly velocity of wind in
the U. S., 183
=Weight of gases=, def., 26
=Well heads=, three styles of, des. and ills., 86-87
=Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.=, 75-H. P. induction motor, 241
=Wheeler Condenser and Engineering Co.=, referred to, 306
=Windmill governor=, ills. and des., 188
pump, des., 187
operation of, 187
rules for approximately determining the size of, 190
as a prime mover, 182
=Windmills=, note relating to, 183
the Corcoran, ills. and des., 184-186
=Windmill=, the power of, upon what it depends, 190
=Windmotors=, why so named, 187
power pumps ills. and des., 185, 192
power as a source of energy, 181
=Wind produced by gravitation=, 180
average velocity of, for the U. S., 182
=Wooden pipe=, note relating to, 364
=Wood propeller pump=, the, ills. and des., 172-174
=Working, improper=, to find cause of, 375
=Worthington centrifugal pumps= divided into Conoidal, Volute and
Turbine, des., 229
condensing apparatus, operation of, 307
duplex steam pump with receiver attached, ills. and des., 319
pressure pump, the, ills. and des., 154-155
turbine pump, ills. and des., 230
vertical beam vacuum pump, ills. and des., 44-45
water meter, ills. and des., 330-332
“wrecking” pump the, ills. and des., 157-159
=“Wrecking” pump=, ills. and des., 157-159
=Wrench=, def., 345
monkey, ills. and des., 344
interchangeable socket, ills. and des., 344
single-ended, double-ended, open-ended, box-wrench, des., 345
Trimo pipe, ills. and des., 343
=Zinc=, attacked strongly by sugar, 379
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