Maxims and Instructions for the Boiler Room

About this eBook

Author

Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah), 1833-1928

Title

Maxims and Instructions for the Boiler Room Useful to Engineers, Firemen & Mechanics; Relating to Steam Generators, Pumps, Appliances, Steam Heating, Practical Plumbing, etc.

Credits

E-text prepared by deaurider, Brian Wilcox, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org)

Language

English

LoC Class

TJ: Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery

Subject

Steam-boilers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 53139

Release Date

September 24, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Maxims and Instructions FOR The Boiler Room.
2. 2.By N. HAWKINS, M. E., Honorary Member National Association of Stationary Engineers, Editorial Writer, Author of Hand Book of Calculations for Engineers and Firemen, Etc., Etc.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.INTRODUCTION.
6. 6.MATERIALS. — Coal. — WOOD. — PEAT. — TAN. — STRAW. — COKE, CHARCOAL, PEAT CHARCOAL. — LIQUID AND GAS FUELS. — AIR. — Table of Evaporation. — FIRE IRONS. — HANDY TOOLS. — THE TOOL BOX.
7. 7.THE FIRING OF STEAM BOILERS. — DIRECTIONS FOR FIRING WITH VARIOUS FUELS. — Firing with Coke. — FIRING A LOCOMOTIVE. — POINTS RELATING TO FIRING. — FOAMING IN BOILERS.
8. 8.A CHAPTER OF DON’TS.
9. 9.STEAM GENERATORS. — Description. — AN UPRIGHT STEAM BOILER. — THE GROWTH OF THE STEAM BOILER. — Note. — MARINE BOILERS. — The Surface Condenser. — Operation of the Condenser. — WATER TUBE STEAM BOILERS. — CARE OF WATER TUBE BOILERS. — SECTIONAL BOILERS. — NOTE. — LOCOMOTIVE BOILERS. — STANDARD HORIZONTAL TUBULAR STEAM BOILER. — Note. — PARTS OF THE TUBULAR BOILER. — THE TRIPLE DRAUGHT TUBULAR BOILER.
10. 10.SPECIFICATION FOR 125 HORSE POWER BOILER. — MARKS ON BOILER PLATES.
11. 11.CONSTRUCTION OF BOILERS. — QUALITY OF STEEL PLATES. — Nickel Steel Boiler Plates. — RIVETING. — STEEL RIVETS. — BRACING OF STEAM BOILERS. — Rule for Finding Pressure or Strain on Bolts. — Note. — GUSSET STAYS. — RIVETED OR SCREW STAYS. — INSPECTOR’S RULES RELATING TO BRACES IN STEAM BOILERS, ALSO TO BE OBSERVED BY ENGINEERS. — DIAMETER OF BRACE. — Dimensions and Shape of Angle and T Iron. — RULES AND TABLES FOR DETERMINING AREAS AND CALCULATING THE CONTENTS OF STEAM AND WATER SPACES IN THE STEAM BOILER. — Table No. 1. TOTAL AREA ABOVE TUBES OR FLUES. — BOILER TUBES. — Note. — Note. — Portions of the Marine Boiler which Become Thin by Wear.
12. 12.EXAMPLES OF CONSTRUCTION AND DRAWING — RULE FOR SAFE INTERNAL PRESSURE — TABLES SAFE INTERNAL PRESSURE.
13. 13.DEFINITION OF TERMS.
14. 14.BOILER REPAIRS. — REPAIRING CRACKS. — DEFECTS AND NECESSARY REPAIRS. — Note. — QUESTIONS BY THE PROPRIETOR TO THE ENGINEER IN CHARGE, RELATING TO CONDITION OF THE BOILER, — QUESTIONS ASKED OF A CANDIDATE FOR A MARINE LICENSE RELATING TO DEFECTS IN BOILER WITH ANSWERS.
15. 15.THE INSPECTION OF STEAM BOILERS. — How to Prepare for Steam-Boiler Inspection. — ISSUING CERTIFICATES. — THE HYDRAULIC TEST.
16. 16.ENGINEERS’ EXAMINATIONS.
17. 17.MECHANICAL STOKERS.
18. 18.CHEMICAL TERMS AND EXPLANATIONS RELATING TO FEED WATERS. — Note.
19. 19.ANALYSIS OF FEED WATER.
20. 20.CORROSION AND INCRUSTATION OF STEAM BOILERS. — PRELIMINARY PRECIPITATION OF WATER. — A PRECIPITATOR FOR SEA WATER. — SCALE DEPOSITED IN MARINE BOILERS. — A LOCOMOTIVE-BOILER COMPOUND. — “Points” Relating to the Scaling of Steam Boilers.
21. 21.ENGINEERS’ TESTS FOR IMPURITIES IN FEED WATER. — Note. — USE OF PETROLEUM OIL IN BOILERS. — KEROSENE OIL IN BOILERS. — MECHANICAL BOILER CLEANERS. — SCUMMING APPARATUS. — USE OF ZINC IN MARINE BOILERS.
22. 22.BOILER FIXTURES AND BELONGINGS. — BOILER FRONTS. — FURNACE DOORS. — FUSIBLE PLUGS. — GRATE BARS. — WATER GAUGE COCKS. — GLASS GAUGES. — THE MUD DRUM. — BAFFLE PLATES. — DEAD PLATE. — STEAM WHISTLES. — THE STEAM GAUGE. — STEAM SEPARATOR. — SENTINEL VALVE. — DAMPER REGULATORS. — FUEL ECONOMIZER AND FEED WATER PURIFIER. — SAFETY VALVES. — U. S. Rules Relating to Safety Valves. — Note. — FEED WATER HEATERS. — CAPACITY OF CISTERNS. — WATER METERS. — “Points” Relating to Water Meters. — THE STEAM BOILER INJECTOR. — “Points” Relating to the Injector .
23. 23.LAWS OF HEAT.
24. 24.THE STEAM PUMP. — Classification of Pumps. — POINTS RELATING TO PUMPS. — CALCULATIONS RELATING TO PUMPS.
25. 25.IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES RELATING TO WATER.
26. 26.STORING AND HANDLING OF COAL.
27. 27.CHEMISTRY OF THE FURNACE.
28. 28.HEAT-PROOF AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTS.
29. 29.PRESSURE RECORDING GAUGE.
30. 30.HORSE POWER AS APPLIED TO BOILERS. — Rule for Estimating Horse Power of Horizontal Tubular Steam Boilers.
31. 31.BOILER SETTING. — Setting of Water Tube Boilers. — Points Relating to Boiler Setting.
32. 32.Kindling a Furnace Fire. — Sawdust Furnace.
33. 33.PIPES AND PIPING. — JOINTS OF PIPES AND FITTINGS.
34. 34.STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING. — Points Relating to Steam Heating. — VENTILATION. — Heating by Exhaust Steam. — CARE OF STEAM FITTINGS. — TOOLS USED IN STEAM FITTING. — COCKS. — VALVES. — STEAM FITTINGS. — STEAM PIPE AND BOILER COVERINGS. — LINEAR EXPANSION OF STEAM PIPES. — THE STEAM LOOP.
35. 35.BOILER MAKERS’ TOOLS AND MACHINERY.
36. 36.STEAM.
37. 37.WATER HAMMER.
38. 38.HAZARDS OF THE BOILER ROOM. — FUEL OIL.
39. 39.WATER CIRCULATION.
40. 40.CHIMNEYS AND DRAUGHT.
41. 41.PLUMBING. — PIPING AND DRAINAGE. — LEAD PIPE JOINTS. — Repairing Pipes with Putty Joints. — BENDING LEAD PIPE. — Plumber’s Solder. — PLUMBER’S TOOLS.
42. 42.USEFUL TABLES OF WEIGHTS OF IRON AND COMPARISONS OF GAUGES.
43. 43.NOISELESS WATER HEATER.
44. 44.ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIES. — Glue Burn Mixture.
45. 45.PERSONAL.
46. 46.INDEX FOR MAXIMS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
47. 47.Untitled
48. 48.ERECTING AND OPERATING $3
49. 49.DRAWING AND DESIGN $3
50. 50.ADVANCED MACHINIST $2
51. 51.PROGRESSIVE MACHINIST $2
52. 52.AUDELS GAS ENGINE MANUAL $2
53. 53.MOTOR CAR PRACTICE $2
54. 54.PUMPS AND HYDRAULICS $4
55. 55.MARINE ENGINEERING $2
56. 56.MECHANICAL DRAWING $2
57. 57.ELECTRICITY FOR ENGINEERS $2
58. 58.ENGINEERS’ EXAMINATIONS $2
59. 59.STEAM BOILER PRACTICE $2
60. 60.CALCULATIONS FOR ENGINEERS $2
61. 61.STEAM ENGINE PRACTICE $2
62. 62.STEAM ENGINE INDICATOR $1
63. 63.TELEPHONE ENGINEERING $1
64. 64.Hawkins’ Dictionary, $3.50

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