Steam-Boiler Construction: A Practical Handbook for Engineers Boiler-Makers and Steam-Users Containing a Large Collection of Rules and Data Relating to Recent Practice in the Design Construction and Working of All Kinds of Stationary Locomotive

Excerpt from Steam-Boiler Construction: A Practical Handbook for Engineers Boiler-Makers and Steam-Users Containing a Large Collection of Rules and Data Relating to Recent Practice in the Design Construction and Working of All Kinds of Stationary Locomotive and Marine Steam-Boilers<br><br>In the present volume the Author has endeavoured to present in a concise condensed and readily accessible form the latest and most useful information on steam boilers comprising the results of numerous investigations and researches in this particular branch of engineering.<br><br>Much useful information is given on heat combustion the composition calorific power and evaporative power of fuels; chimneys for steam-boilers; evaporation; the properties of steam and the transmission of heat.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.