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A Catechism of the Steam Engine

John Bourne, C. E.

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Chapters

  1. 1.Practical Instructions for the Manufacture and Management of Engines of Every Classoriginal only · 6 min
  2. 2.Mechanical Principles of the Steam Engineoriginal only · 59 min
  3. 3.Chapter Ioriginal only · 45 min
  4. 4.Chapter IIoriginal only · 29 min
  5. 5.Chapter IIIoriginal only · 25 min
  6. 6.Chapter IVoriginal only · 33 min
  7. 7.Heating and Fire Grate Surfaceoriginal only · 5 min
  8. 8.Calorimeter and Ventoriginal only · 12 min
  9. 9.Evaporative Power of Boilersoriginal only · 5 min
  10. 10.Modern Marine and Locomotive Boilersoriginal only · 2 min
  11. 11.The Blast in Locomotivesoriginal only · 9 min
  12. 12.Boiler Chimneysoriginal only · 4 min
  13. 13.Steam Room and Primingoriginal only · 10 min
  14. 14.Strength of Boilersoriginal only · 9 min
  15. 15.Boiler Explosionsoriginal only · 7 min
  16. 16.Chapter VIoriginal only · 43 min
  17. 17.Chapter VIIoriginal only · 57 min
  18. 18.Pumping Enginesoriginal only · 16 min
  19. 19.Various Forms of Marine Enginesoriginal only · 7 min
  20. 20.Cylinders, Pistons, and Valves,original only · 15 min
  21. 21.Air Pump and Condenseroriginal only · 13 min
  22. 22.Pumps, Cocks, and Pipesoriginal only · 11 min
  23. 23.Details of the Screw and Screw Shaftoriginal only · 4 min
  24. 24.Details of the Paddles and Paddle Shaftoriginal only · 13 min
  25. 25.The Locomotive Engineoriginal only · 42 min
  26. 26.Resistance of Vessels in Wateroriginal only · 6 min
  27. 27.Experiments on the Resistance of Vesselsoriginal only · 7 min
  28. 28.Influence of the Size of Vessels Upon Their Speedoriginal only · 2 min
  29. 29.Structure and Operation of Paddle Wheelsoriginal only · 13 min
  30. 30.Configuration and Action of the Screworiginal only · 5 min
  31. 31.Comparative Advantages of Paddle and Screw Vesselsoriginal only · 15 min
  32. 32.Comparative Advantages of Different Screwsoriginal only · 10 min
  33. 33.Proportions of Screwsoriginal only · 4 min
  34. 34.Screw Vessels with Full and Auxiliary Poweroriginal only · 3 min
  35. 35.Screw and Paddles Combinedoriginal only · 4 min
  36. 36.Chapter Xoriginal only · 58 min
  37. 37.Chapter XIoriginal only · 43 min
  38. 38.Construction of Enginesoriginal only · 21 min
  39. 39.Erection of Enginesoriginal only · 13 min
  40. 40.Management of Marine Boilersoriginal only · 8 min
  41. 41.Management of Marine Enginesoriginal only · 8 min
  42. 42.Management of Locomotivesoriginal only · 11 min