TESTS OF WOODEN BARRELS. 



II 



Table 6. — Individual tests — Internal pressure. 

 f-INCH BARRELS. 



No. of 

 barrel. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 hoops. 



Pres- 

 sure. 



Rate of leakage. 



Remarks. 



7 

 8 



7a 

 8a 



6 



6 



8 

 8 



Lbs. per 

 sq. inch. 

 2 

 4 

 8 

 10 

 12 

 2 

 4 

 6 

 8 

 10 

 12 

 13 

 4 

 8 



10 

 16 

 2 

 4 

 8 



12 

 14 



Drops per 

 minute. 



Lbs. per 



minute. 



Seepage through pores. 

 Leak between staves. 

 Head bulged flush with chime. 

 Leak at chime; broken stream. 

 Leak between staves. 

 Leak at chime. 



Leak between staves at bilge. 



Heads bulged flush with chimes. 



Seeping in stream through pores. 



Leak through joints of head. 



Displacement of flag. 



Seepage through pores. 



Leak at chimes and head bulged flush with 



chime. 

 Leak through joints at end. 

 Flag forced out. 

 Seepage through pores. 

 Leak between staves at end. 

 Head bulged flush with chime; leak between 



staves at bilge and through joints in head. 



Leak in head. 



5 

 120 











4 





200 































120 



















60 





1.2 





f-INCH BARRELS. 



15 

 16 



15a 

 16a 



6 

 6 



8 



8 



2 



6 



8 



12 



14 



16 



2 



4 



10 



14 



16 



18 



22 



2 



4 



10 



12 



14 



18 



2 



4 



8 



10 



14 



16 



22 



24 







Seepage through pores. 

 Leak between staves at end. 

 Streaming between staves at end. 



Head bulged flush with chime. 

 Leak between staves at bilge. 

 Seepage through pores; leak at chime. 



Leak between staves at bilge. 

 Heads bulged flush with chime. 

 Leak between staves at quarter. 

 General leak between staves. 

 Seepage through pores. 

 Leak at chime. 

 Squirting at chime. 

 Leak between staves at end. 

 Head bulged flush with chime. 

 Test discontinued. 

 Seepage through pores. 

 Leak at chime. 



Leak between staves at bilge. 



Head bulged flush with chime. 



Stream through joints of head. 



Leak through joints of head; displaced flag. 







108 

 120 











2.0 





26 



96 









132 









2.0 





60 

















2.4 









2 



20 









38 















i-INCH BARRELS. 



23 

 24 



6 

 6 



4 



8 

 12 

 14 

 18 

 20 

 24 



4 

 10 

 12 

 14 

 18 

 20 

 28 







Leak at chime and at flag; seepage through 

 pores. 



Leak between staves at bilge. 



Head bulged flush with chime. 



Leak at joint of head. 



Leak between staves. 



Seepage through pores; leak at chime. 



Leak between staves at quarter. 

 Leak between staves at bilge. 

 Head bulged flush with chime. 

 Leak at joints of head. 

 Leak between staves. 



6 



14 



















1.2 





52 



50 









70 



82 







1.5 





