Pumps and Hydraulics, Part 2 (of 2)

by N. Hawkins

FLANGE SIZES FOR EXTRA HEAVY PIPE.

Adopted by a Conference of Manufacturers, June 28, 1901.

Size of Pipe.	Diam. of Flange.	Thickness of Flange.	Diameter of Bolt Circle.	Number of Bolts.	Size of Bolts.
Inches.	Inches.	Inches.	Inches.		Inches.
2	61⁄2	7⁄8	5	4	5⁄8
21⁄2	71⁄2	1	57⁄8	4	3⁄4
3	81⁄4	11⁄8	65⁄8	8	5⁄8
31⁄2	9	13⁄16	71⁄4	8	5⁄8
4	10	11⁄4	77⁄8	8	3⁄4
41⁄2	101⁄2	15⁄16	81⁄2	8	3⁄4
5	11	13⁄8	91⁄4	8	3⁄4
6	121⁄2	17⁄16	105⁄8	12	3⁄4
7	14	11⁄2	117⁄8	12	7⁄8
8	15	15⁄8	13	12	7⁄8
9	16	13⁄4	14	12	7⁄8
10	171⁄2	17⁄8	151⁄4	16	7⁄8
12	20	2	173⁄4	16	7⁄8
14	221⁄2	21⁄8	20	20	7⁄8
15	231⁄2	23⁄16	21	20	1
16	25	21⁄4	221⁄2	20	1
18	27	23⁄8	241⁄2	24	1
20	291⁄2	21⁄2	263⁄4	24	11⁄8
22	311⁄2	25⁄8	283⁄4	28	11⁄8
24	34	23⁄4	311⁄4	28	11⁄8

INDEX
TO PART TWO

“An index is something intended to point out, guide, or direct, as the hand of a clock or a steam-gage, the style of a sun dial, an arm of a guide-post or the figure of a hand ☞.”

THE INDEX
to Part Two of Rogers Pumps and Hydraulics.

	Page
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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