Information regarding tests made under these specifications can be obtained by addressing Underwriters’ Laboratories, Chicago, Ill.
INDEX TO PUMP SPECIFICATIONS.
| Article No. and section. | |
|---|---|
| Acceptance, tests for, | [48] to [54] |
| Air chamber, | [40] |
| Air valve, | [45] |
| Automatic sprinklers, discharge of, | [3 c] |
| Boiler power required for driving pumps, | [3 a] |
| Bolts, allowable stress and size, | [9], [27 f] |
| Bolting standards required, | [39 c] |
| Bushings for packed water pistons, | [30] |
| Bushings for plungers, | [28], [29] |
| Capacity of pumps, method of computing, | [4] |
| Capacity plate, | [5] |
| Chambers, air and vacuum, | [40] |
| Clearance in steam cylinders, | [12] |
| Cone, discharge, | [44] |
| Cover plates for water valves, | [35] |
| Cranks, | [16] |
| Crossheads, | [16 c] |
| Cushion valves, | [19] |
| Cylinders, steam, | [8] |
| Cylinders, water, | [27] |
| Delivery, test of maximum, | [54] |
| Discharge cone, | [44] |
| Drain cocks, | [24], [47] |
| Duplex pumps required, | [2] |
| Fire stream, standard, | [3 c] |
| Flanges, standards required, | [39 c] |
| Friction, internal, tests for, | [49] |
| Guards for valves, | [35] |
| Gauges, pressure, | [23], [41] |
| Gauges, stroke, | [26] |
| Hose valves, | [42] |
| Inspection at shop, | [7] |
| Leakage, test of internal, | [52] |
| Levers, valve motion, | [17] |
| Links, | [16] |
| Name plates, | [5] |
| Oiling devices, | [25] |
| Pipe, sizes, steam and water, | [39] |
| Piston areas, ratio, | [3 a] |
| Pistons, packed water, | [30] |
| Piston rods and nuts, | [20] |
| Pistons, steam, | [13] |
| Plunger bushings, | [28], [29] |
| Plunger, water, | [28], [29] |
| Pressure, maximum, working tests for, | [53] |
| Priming, methods required, | [46] |
| Rock shafts, | [16] |
| Rods, piston, | [20] |
| Rods, valve, | [21] |
| Safety valves, | [43] |
| Safety valve, test of capacity, | [51] |
| Shop inspection, | [7] |
| Single pumps not acceptable, | [2] |
| Sizes of pumps, standards, | [3 a] |
| Slip, | [4 f] |
| Slip, test of internal, | [52] |
| Smoothness of action, test for, | [48] |
| Speed of pumps, | [3 a], [33 b] |
| Speed of pumps, revolutions per minute, | [3] and [4] |
| Springs, valve, | [35] |
| Steam cylinders, | [8] |
| Steam, clearance space, | [12] |
| Steam joints, | [8 c] |
| Steam pistons, | [13] |
| Steam ports, | [11] |
| Steam slide valves, | [14], [15] |
| Strength of parts, | [6] |
| Strength, tests for, | [50] |
| Stuffing box, | [22] |
| Tests for acceptance, | [48] to [54] |
| Tightness, tests for, | [50] |
| Vacuum chamber, | [40] |
| Valves, water valve areas, | [33]-[34] |
| Valve, air, | [45] |
| Valve, cover plates, | [35] |
| Valves, delivery, | [34] |
| Valve guards, | [35] |
| Valves, hose, | [42] |
| Valve motion stand, | [18] |
| Valves, pump, general requirements, | [31] |
| Valves, pump, size and number, | [32] |
| Valve rods, | [21] |
| Valve rod heads, | [16 c] |
| Valves, safety, | [43] |
| Valve seats, water, construction of, | [37] |
| Valve springs, | [35] |
| Valve, steam slide, | [14] |
| Valves, steam slide adjustment, | [15] |
| Valve stems, types required, | [38] |
| Valves, sticking of water valves, | [36] |
| Valve, suction valve area, | [33] |
| Water cylinders, | [27] |
| Workmanship, character of, | [1] |
| Yoke, | [10] |
INDEX
TO PART ONE
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