IN ITS VARIOUS APPLICATIONS TO MINES, MILLS, STEAM NAVIGATION, RAILWAYS, AND AGRICULTURE.
WITH
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MANUFACTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF ENGINES OF EVERY CLASS. BY JOHN BOURNE, C.E.
MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE STEAM ENGINE. CLASSIFICATION OF ENGINES.
CHAPTER I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE STEAM ENGINE. THE BOILER.
CHAPTER II. HEAT, COMBUSTION, AND STEAM. HEAT.
CHAPTER III. EXPANSION OF STEAM AND ACTION OF THE VALVES.
CHAPTER IV. MODES OF ESTIMATING THE POWER AND PERFORMANCE OF ENGINES AND BOILERS. HORSES POWER.
CHAPTER V. PROPORTIONS OF BOILERS. HEATING AND FIRE GRATE SURFACE.
CHAPTER VI. PROPORTIONS OF ENGINES. STEAM PASSAGES.
CHAPTER VII. CONSTRUCTIVE DETAILS OF BOILERS. LAND AND MARINE BOILERS.
CHAPTER X. EXAMPLES OF ENGINES. OSCILLATING PADDLE ENGINES.
CHAPTER XI OF VARIOUS FORMS, APPLICATIONS, AND APPLIANCES OF THE STEAM ENGINE.
CHAPTER XII. MANUFACTURE AND MANAGEMENT OF STEAM ENGINES. CONSTRUCTION OF ENGINES.
INDEX.
