Maxims and Instructions for the Boiler Room
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- Useful to Engineers, Firemen & Mechanics; Relating to Steam Generators, Pumps, Appliances, Steam Heating, Practical Plumbing, etc.
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1. Front matter2. Maxims and Instructions FOR The Boiler Room.3. PREFACE.4. INTRODUCTION.5. MATERIALS.6. THE FIRING OF STEAM BOILERS.7. A CHAPTER OF DON’TS.8. STEAM GENERATORS.9. SPECIFICATION FOR 125 HORSE POWER BOILER.10. CONSTRUCTION OF BOILERS.11. EXAMPLES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DRAWING12. DEFINITION OF TERMS.13. BOILER REPAIRS.14. THE INSPECTION OF STEAM BOILERS.15. ENGINEERS’ EXAMINATIONS.16. MECHANICAL STOKERS.17. CHEMICAL TERMS AND EXPLANATIONS RELATING TO FEED WATERS.18. ANALYSIS OF FEED WATER.19. CORROSION AND INCRUSTATION OF STEAM BOILERS.20. ENGINEERS’ TESTS FOR IMPURITIES IN FEED WATER.21. BOILER FIXTURES AND BELONGINGS.22. LAWS OF HEAT.23. THE STEAM PUMP.24. IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES RELATING TO WATER.25. STORING AND HANDLING OF COAL.26. CHEMISTRY OF THE FURNACE.27. HEAT-PROOF AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTS.28. PRESSURE RECORDING GAUGE.29. HORSE POWER AS APPLIED TO BOILERS.30. BOILER SETTING.31. Kindling a Furnace Fire.32. PIPES AND PIPING.33. STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING.34. BOILER MAKERS’ TOOLS AND MACHINERY.35. STEAM.36. WATER HAMMER.37. HAZARDS OF THE BOILER ROOM.38. WATER CIRCULATION.39. CHIMNEYS AND DRAUGHT.40. PLUMBING.41. USEFUL TABLES OF WEIGHTS OF IRON AND COMPARISONS OF GAUGES.42. NOISELESS WATER HEATER.43. ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES.44. PERSONAL.45. INDEX FOR MAXIMS AND INSTRUCTIONS.46. ERECTING AND OPERATING $347. DRAWING AND DESIGN $348. ADVANCED MACHINIST $249. PROGRESSIVE MACHINIST $250. AUDELS GAS ENGINE MANUAL $251. MOTOR CAR PRACTICE $252. PUMPS AND HYDRAULICS $453. MARINE ENGINEERING $254. MECHANICAL DRAWING $255. ELECTRICITY FOR ENGINEERS $256. ENGINEERS’ EXAMINATIONS $257. STEAM BOILER PRACTICE $258. CALCULATIONS FOR ENGINEERS $259. STEAM ENGINE PRACTICE $260. STEAM ENGINE INDICATOR $161. TELEPHONE ENGINEERING $162. Hawkins’ Dictionary, $3.50