VI 



INDEX 



Blow-off, Inspection of water 



gauge and, 170. 

 -off pipe, Protection of , 119. 

 Blowing down, 165. 

 Boiler efficiency, 144. 

 explosions, 170. 

 feed, Equalizing the, 148. 

 feeding, 123. 

 fittings, 113. 

 horsepower, Standard of, 



141. 



inspection, 165. 

 inspection, External, 165. 

 inspection, Internal, 167. 

 management, 145. 

 piping, 120. 

 Preparations for shutting 



down a, 163. 

 test, Hydrostatic, 169. 

 trials, 140. 

 tubes, Dimensions of iron, 



58. 

 tubes, Dimensions of steel, 



52. 



Boilers, Connecting, 147. 

 Filling, 145. 

 , 103. 



Use of zinc in, 134. 

 Bottom blow-off, 119. 

 Brake horsepower, 191. 



horsepower, Calculation of, 



200. 



horsepower, Data for, 199. 

 Prony, lMi. 

 I.ulU-ys, Cooling of, 198. 



, 198. 



Brass and copper tubes, Table 

 of weight, of, 49. 



md bearings, 210. 

 Brasses and journals, Cut, 



218. 



Imperfectly fitted, 218. 

 Loose, 210. 

 pinching journal, Edges of, 



218. 



Reversal of pressure on, 213. 

 too long. 222. 

 too loose, 217. 

 too tight, 217. 



pt-d and crocked, 218. 

 chimneys, KM). 

 Bridge wall, 



British thermal unit, 58. 

 Broken piston packing, 2J2. 

 Brumbo pulley, ITS. 

 Buffalo, N. Y., license law, 



254. 

 Burner, Shutting down oil 



fuel, l.is. 

 Burners, Location of oil, 151. 



Calculating indicated horse- 

 power, 192. 



Calculation of brake horse- 

 power, 200. 



Calculations, Signs used in, 1. 

 Calorific value of fuels, 78. 



value of oil fuels, ^.i. 

 Calorimeter, Barrel, 97. 

 Causes and remedies for 

 pounding of engines, 210. 

 Carbonate of lime, 127. 

 Centrifugal force, 63. 

 Chemical compounds, Table 

 of common names of, .56. 

 formulas, 55. 

 symbi > 



Chemistry. f> \. 



Chicago, 111., license law, 255. 

 Chimney, Area of, 110. 

 Form of, 109. 

 foundations, 109. 

 Height of, 110. 

 Chimneys, 108. 

 Bricki 109. 

 Iron and steel, 109. 

 Table of sizes of, 1 12. 

 Chloride of magnesium, 128. 



of sodium. !2s. 

 Circle, W. 



Circles, Table of circumfer- 

 ences and areas of, 3S. 

 Circular ring, ^7. 

 Circulating pump, Pounding 



in, 214. 

 Circumferences and areas of 



circles, Table of, :is. 

 Cities having license laws, 



States and, 2M. 

 Classes of coal, 79. 

 Classification of injectors, 



123. 

 Cleaning fires, 149. 



