Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 by Various
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Max. therm. regis'd in summer trousers "| - |246 | 252| - | - | - | - | -
Time required to generate steam min. | - | 22 | 18| 11 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 24 Time required to generate 212 deg. | | | | | | | | in chamber " | 60 | 28 | 24| - | - | - | 38 | 42 Time required to generate 212 deg. | | | | | | | | in clothes " | - | - | - | 55 | 78 | 132 | - | - Time required to generate 221 deg. | | | | | | | | in clothes " | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99 | 85 Total duration of process " |135 |118 | 114| 75 | 90 | 150 | 99 | 85 Water evaporated, in gallons | - | - | - |1.65|1.90| 2.75| 4.3 |3.3 Consumption of spirits of wine pints | - | - | - |3.0 | - | 9.6 | - | - Consumption of gas, in cubic feet | - | - | - | - | 70 | - | - | - Consumption of cokes, in cbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 Consumption of charcoal, in cbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.8 | - ----------------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+-----+-----+---- Part 2. Stationary Apparatus. __________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | Series of Trials. | IX. | X. | XI. | XII.|XIII.| XIV.| XV. ----------------------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----- Contents of boiler, in gallons |10.0 |10.0 |10.0 |10.0 |10.0 |10.0 |10.0 Water added during the process | 4.3 | - | - | 7.4 | 1.4 | - | - Temperature of water degs. Fah. | 54 | 46 | 176 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 104 Firing commenced with spirits of | | | | | | | wine at hours min. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Firing commenced with gas at " | - | - | - | - | - | - | - Firing commenced with coke at " | - | 8.15| 1.13| 1.43| 2.54| - | - Firing commenced with charcoal at " | 2.15| - | - | - | - | 8.43|10.16 Steam generated at " | 2.38| 8.53| 1.20| 2.3 | 3.19| 9.3 |10.23 |
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