Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various
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page 50 of 142 (35%)
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Abbreviated column headings: Qty. Air: Quantity of Air at 45 lbs. Pressure required per Ind. H.P. per Hour. Cost/Hr.: Cost per Hour at 5d. per 1000 Cubic Feet. Cost/Hr. w/rebate: Cost per Hour with Rebate when Profits reach 26 per Cent. Cost/Yr.: Cost per Annum (2700 Hours) at 5d. per 1000 Cubic Feet. Cost/Yr. w/rebate: Cost per Annum with Rebate when Profits reach 26 per Cent. Abbreviated row headings: CASE 1.--Where air at 45 lbs. pressure is re-heated to 320° Fahr., and expanded to atmospheric pressure. CASE 2.--Where air at 45 lbs. pressure is heated by boiling water to 212° Fahr., and expanded to atmospheric pressure. CASE 3.--Where air is used expansively without re-heating, whereby intensely cold air is exhausted, and may be used for ice making, &c. CASE 4.--Where air is heated to 212° Fahr., and the terminal pressure is 11.3 lbs. above that of the atmosphere |
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