...C SCHAFHAEUTL © Thomas Telford and ICE 1842 BOILERS STEAM EXPLOSIONS CAUSES PRESSURE TESTS GLASS TUBES HYDROGEN CONCUSSION EVAPORATION EXPERIMENTS WIRE RODS IRON RAILS POTASSIUM GASES 435 XIX.-On the Circumstances under which E7xplosions frequently occur in Steam...

...J PARKES © Thomas Telford and ICE 1842 PERCUSSIVE PERCUSSION ACTION STEAM AERIFORM FLUIDS FORCES ENGINES TRIALS TESTS ELASTICITY PRESSURE INDICATORS CORNISH GAUGES MERCURY ACCURACY IMPACT EXPERIMENTS EXPLOSIVES EXPLOSIONS BOILERS OSCILLATIONS GUNPOWDER GUNS AIR...

...P BARLOW © Thomas Telford and ICE 1840 POWER LOCOMOTIVES ENGINES STEAM CALCULATIONS RESISTANCE TRAINS SPEED CARRIAGES FRICTION RETARDATION VELOCITY ESTIMATES EXPERIMENTS PISTONS PRESSURE W.-An Investigation into the Power qf Locomotive Engines, and the E f e c t produced...

... combined ; thus proving that as the bog had gained in density, it had lost in combustible value, weight for weight ; and that even as a domestic fuel it was seldom used, owing to the unpleasant odour it gave when ignited. Having ascertained satisfactorily, by experiments in the forging of iron...

... PISTONS CYLINDERS EXPENDITURE NON CONDENSING INSTRUMENTS EFFECTIVE PUMPING PUMPS PERFORMANCE ROTATIVE EXPERIMENTS MINES WATER HORSEPOWER VELOCITY CONDENSING RAILWAYS WIND 11.-On Steam-Boilers and Steam-Engines. By JOSIAH PARKES, M.1nst.C.E. PART 11. ON STEAM-ENGINESP, RINCIPALLY...

... consurried indoing the duty, remained to be unfolded. This I have at length the means of developing from experiments on two Cornish engines, which will establish that boiler and enginein theirtruesituationinthe scale of economy. These, with similar facts, indicated by a knowledge of the evaporation and duty...

...J PARKES © Thomas Telford and ICE 1838 WATER STEAM EVAPORATION BOILERS FIRING COMBUSTION ECONOMY COAL FUEL COKE HEAT EXPERIMENTS FURNACES TEMPERATURE 161 X1V.-On the Evaporation of W a t e rfrom Steam Boilers. By JOSIAHPAREES, M.1nst.C.E. THETables recorded in this paper...

...W A PROVIS © Thomas Telford and ICE 1838 FLOW WATER PIPES DISCHARGES EXPERIMENTS LEAD a01 XV1II.-Experiments on the RZOUof JWater through small P$es. B y W.A. PROVIMS.,1nsf.C.E. HAVINGhad occasion to make some experiments on the flow of water through pipes of different lengths...

...F BRAMAH 113 XL-A series of Experiments onthestrength of Cast rron. By FRANCIS BRAMA2MH.I,nst.C.E. A CONTRARIETY of opinions amongst scientific men as to the principles on which the strengthof cast iron beams to resist stress and flexure ought to be estimated, induced me, in the year 1834...

...W DENISON © Thomas Telford and ICE 1838 EXPERIMENTS TIMBER WOOD APPARATUS DEFLECTION TESTS STRENGTH USA NORTH AMERICA UNITED STATES CANADA P5 11.-A Series of ,Experimentsm dgevent kinds of Americarb Timber. B W . DENISOLNie,ut. Royal Enyineers, F.R.S.,A.1nst.C.E...

... were converted into steam. This would give 342,858 feet of steam of a pressure of 64'1 lbs.on thesquare inch, (or 49'1 lbs.on the inch above t.he atmosphere,) the mean pressure in the boiler during the experiment, or 2,153,647 cubic feet of the pressure of 10.2 lbs. on the inch *. The capacity...

...H R PALMER © Thomas Telford and ICE 1836 RESISTANCE BARGES CANALS EXPERIMENTS TRIALS LOADS CALCULATIONS WATERWAYS BOATS 165 X1X.-Experiments o f the Resistance o f Barges moving on Canals, by HENRRY. PALMEEsRp V.P.1st.C.E. Addressed to the late President, THOMTAESLFORD, E s p...

... no doubt of the facts hereinafter stated. Mr. Watt made experiments in 1764, and repeatedthem in 1774. Mr. Southern went over themagainin 1797 withgreat accuracy, and formed a theoremfor calculating the results ; Dr.Robinson and M. Bettancourt also made similar experiments ; likewise Mr. Dalton, Mr.Woolf...

...J MACNEILL © Thomas Telford and ICE 1836 EXPERIMENTS CANALS BOATS TRACTIVE POWER DRAWING MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS DYNAMOMETERS THEODOLITES VELOCITY CALCULATIONS TRIALS WATERWAYS LOADS SPEED MOTIVE PROPULSION WATER KEELS SCOTLAND FORTH CANAL CLYDE CANAL MONKLAND...

...T TREDGOLD 141 X I V . - A T A A c c m n t of sonae Experiments on the Expansion of Water by Heat. By the late 7'. TREDGOML.1Dns,f.C.E. THEexpansion of water, by increase of temperature, is one of those experi- mental subjects thathas not received the degree of attentionits importance wouldlead us...

...J BRAMAH; W FREEMAN © Thomas Telford and ICE 1836 BRAMAH EXPERIMENTS HYDROMECHANICAL PRESSES STONE GRANITE COMPRESSION PRESSURE FRACTURE 234 EXPERIMENTS ON THE STRENGTH O F VARIOUS STONES. on, with a common streeptavemenbtetween for the horses. The tram- stones...

...B DONKIN © Thomas Telford and ICE 1836 EXPERIMENTS FLOW WATER ORIFICES PIPES DISCHARGES CONES HYDRAULICS 215 XXTV. A n Account of some Experiments made in 1823 and 1824,for determining the Quantity of Water $owing through dgerent shapedO@ces. By BRYADNONKINEs,q., F.R.A.S...