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PROFESSOR JAMIESON’S INTRODUCTORY MANUALS
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STEAM AND THE STEAM-ENGINE
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WORKS BY
W. J. MACQUORN RANKINE, LL.D., F.R.S.,
Late Regius Professor of Civil Engineering in the University of Glasgow.
THOROUGHLY REVISED BY
W. J. MILLAR, C.E.,
Late Secretary to the Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland.
A MANUAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS:
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Prof. Rankine’s Works--(Continued).
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A Practical and Simple Introduction to the Study of Mechanics. By ProfessorRankineand E. F.Bamber, C.E. With Numerous Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth.Fifth Edition. 9s.
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HYDRAULIC POWER
AND
HYDRAULIC MACHINERY.
BY
HENRY ROBINSON, M.Inst. C.E., F.G.S.,
FELLOW OF KING’S COLLEGE, LONDON; PROF. EMERITUS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, KING’S COLLEGE, ETC., ETC.
Contents.—Discharge through Orifices.—Flow of Water through Pipes.—Accumulators.—Presses and Lifts.—Hoists.—Rams.—Hydraulic Engines.—Pumping Engines.—Capstans.—Traversers.—Jacks.—Weighing Machines.—Riveters and Shop Tools.—Punching, Shearing, and Flanging Machines.—Cranes.—Coal Discharging Machines.—Drills and Cutters.—Pile Drivers, Excavators, &c.—Hydraulic Machinery applied to Bridges, Dock Gates, Wheels and Turbines.—Shields.—Various Systems and Power Installations.—Meters, &c.—Index.
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THE PRINCIPLES AND CONSTRUCTION OF
PUMPING MACHINERY
(STEAM AND WATER PRESSURE).
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ByHENRY DAVEY,
Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, F.G.S., &c.
Contents—Early History of Pumping Engines—Steam Pumping Engines—Pumps and Pump Valves—General Principles of Non-Rotative Pumping Engines—The Cornish Engine, Simple and Compound—Types of Mining Engines—Pit Work—Shaft Sinking—Hydraulic Transmission of Power in Mines—Electric Transmission of Power—Valve Gears of Pumping Engines—Water Pressure Pumping Engines—Water Works Engines—Pumping Engine Economy and Trials of Pumping Machinery—Centrifugal and other Low-Lift Pumps—Hydraulic Rams, Pumping Mains, &c.—Index.
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