10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEAM ENGINE»
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beam engine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
beam engine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lake Michigan Passenger Steamers
The ship had an orthodox configuration of two decks with a beam engine. Her
hull was 230.7' X 33.5' X 12.3'. She had two stacks abreast, reportedly the first
ship on the Lake equipped in this fashion. Her engine was a simple beam type,
53" X ...
George Woodman Hilton, 2002
2
Guide to Britain's Working Past
182 GLOSSARY STEAM POWER Beam engine: An engine in which a piston is
attached by a connecting rod to one end of an overhead beam. As the piston
moves up and down, so the beam rocks, activating a mechanical linkage at the ...
3
Wood's Comprehensive Guide to the Steam-
engine Indicator and ...
diagram. Taken Off page. 34 & 35, Same Engine , , - . . . . 33 36 & 37, Twin
Engine to the above . . . . . . . . . . 34 In the next case (off a new Beam Engine) we
have some proof of the Relative Merits of the Richards' versus Hopkinson's
Indicators .
4
a short history of the steam
engine
In 1805 he brought out a self-contained or "portable" engine, as it was termed,
something like the old beam engine turned upside down. The cylinder remained
vertical and the crosshead, by dependent side rods, worked the beam centred ...
5
The Steam
Engine, 4: A Treatise on Engines and Boilers
Other Beam Pumping Steam Engines, constructed by J. Simpson & Co., London
— Woolf Compound Beam Engine, Lambeth Water-works, Surbiton — Woolf
Compound Beam Pumping Engine, Chelsea Waterworks, Surbiton — Woolf ...
Daniel Kinnear Clark, 1824
6
The Mechanical Engineering of Steam Power Plants
Beam Engine. Hudson River Paddle Wheel Practice 418 390. Beam Engine U. S.
Cruiser Chicago, Coryell 419 391 . Beam Engine, Lawrence Water Works. Leavitt
420 392. Beam Engine, N.Y. Water Works. Gaskill 421 393. Beam Engine ...
Frederick Remsen Hutton, 1908
7
A Catechism of the Marine Steam
Engine, for the Use of ...
2'Si Tools, set of fire 229 Trip-shaft, walking beam engine 131 Tube-plugger.
Urittain's 401 Tubes for boilers 47 Tubes, leaky 114 Tubes, of surface
condensers, how made tight... 149, 150 Tubes, Terkins' 293 Tubes, sweeping
212 Tubular ...
8
Seaboard Air Line Railway: Steam Boats, Locomotives, and History
Carolina" Wood 183$ used in Norfolk-Charleston Side-paddle service Passenger
172' x 23' x 12. 5" Beam Engine 50" x 78" 100 HP Crosshead Engine 44" x 102"
140 HP Purchased for $8, 000. Sold to Powhatan Stea Boat Company in 1845.
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jouenal of the franklin institute of the state of ...
Considerably less foundation work than the beam engine. 2d. The walls of the
engine-house may be built independent of the engine, although in some
constructions of this engine the walls are fully as much depended upon as in the
beam ...
10
Journal of the Franklin Institute
Vols. 1-69 include more or less complete patent reports of the U. S. Patent Office for years 1825-59. Cf. Index to v. 1-120 of the Journal, p. [415]
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEAM ENGINE»
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beam engine is used in the context of the following news items.
Engineer Patrick Carnegy, who researched and wrote about the …
One the other side of the mill stands the cast iron framework of the galleried beam engine that could be coupled to drive the mill when there ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jun 15»
Gothic details restored to their full glory at Verdant Works museum
The centrepiece exhibit is the 1802 Boulton & Watt beam engine. It stands at more than seven metres and is predicted to leave a lasting ... «The Courier, Jun 15»
Dundee Verdant Works project nears completion
The centrepiece exhibit is the 1802 Boulton & Watt beam engine which is coming on loan from Dundee City Council through a partnership ... «Scottish Construction Now, Jun 15»
On the path of PBS's 'Poldark' in Cornwall, England
Now owned by the National Trust and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, its spectacular beam engine, installed in 1840, still works. With the ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
Crossrail puts Abbey Wood on the regeneration fast track with two …
The Beam Engine House is Grade I-listed and is a fine example of the Victorian Romanesque style. The charity in charge of restoring the ... «Homes and Property, Jun 15»
Dogdyke and Timberland Pumping Stations Open Day
Visiters can see the steam powered beam engine working the fantastic 24 foot diameter wooden scoop wheel pump and they can watch it ... «Horncastle News, Jun 15»
Bandstand concerts, a church fayre, otters and more
FREE: Eastney Beam Engine House has open days tomorrow and Sunday from 10am to 5pm. Dynamic Dart Advertisement. PAID: On Sunday ... «Portsmouth News, May 15»
Council appeal for museum volunteers
... Portsmouth Museum, D-Day Museum, Cumberland House, Southsea Castle, Charles Dickens' Birthplace and Eastney Beam Engine House. «Portsmouth News, May 15»
Royal seal of approval for restored steam engine
The Newcomen Beam Engine has been restored thanks to a £465,500 Heritage Lottery Fund and support from English Heritage and Barnsley ... «The Star, May 15»
World's oldest working beam engine still steaming in Wiltshire …
Steam heritage is remembered at the Crofton Beam Engines Steam Weekend. The two huge beam engines at Crofton were built by James Watt ... «Western Daily Press, Apr 15»
