Frog Signals. L. G. Tillotson & Co New York.....................See Page 94. To find the contents of a larger pipe than given above, take one-half the size and multiply by 4, or take one-fourth the size aud multiply by 16... Thus: wanted, the contents of a pipe 30 inches in diameter; 9.180 (contents of 15, inch pipe) × 4 =36.72 gallons. Wanted, contents of a pipe 50 inches in diameter; .8522 (contents of 12% inch pipe) × 16 = 13.6352 cubic inches. PHILADELPHIA AND KENSINGTON 23d & WINE STREETS, - PHILADELPHIA. PHILIP NEUR UMET, Proprietor. (Successor to John Neukumet,) MANUFACTURER OF Fire Bricks, Blocks AND Tilbs, Rolling Mills, Gas Works, Blast Furnaces, Foundries, Lime Ki/ns, G/ass Works, &c, SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO TILES for LOCOMOTIVES, Edge Pressed Blocks for Blast Furnaces. so BLocks or TILEs of any Size or Shape Made to Order, at the Shortest Notice, and of Superior Quality. & Fire Clay, Ground Brick, Fire Mortar, Kaolin, &c., CONSTANTLY ON HAND. Calvanized Pipe. ovans, Dalzell & Co...................................... Pittsburgh, Pa............. Cas Apparatus. Morris, Tasker & Co Cas and Steam Fittings. Philadelphia, Pa............ See Page 48 {{ L. Fulton's Son & Co.................................... Pittsburgh, Pa.............. See Page 116 rane Bros. Manufacturing Co.......................Chicago, Ill.................... {{ 2. scNab & Harlin Manufaeturing Co............... New York....................... { % 220 Torris, Tasker & Co...................................... Philadelphia, Pa............. {{ 36 'ancoast & Maule......................................... $6 “.............. {{ 26 FALLING BODIES. WELOCITY DUE TO DIFFERENT HEIGHTs (APPROxIMATE.) (Molesworth.) Velocity. Velocity. Velocity. o, Feet per io, Feet per * Feet per second. e second. e second. 1 ......... 50, ......... 57 275 ......... I 33 2 ......... T1.3 60 ......... 62 300 ......... 139 .3 ......... 13.9 70 ......... 67 325 ......... 144 4 ........ . 16 80 ......... 72 350 ......... 150 5 ..... ... 18 90 ......... 76 375 ......... 155 10 ......... 25 100 ......... 8(, 400 ......... 160 15 ......... 31 125 ......... 90 450 ......... 170 20 ......... 36 150 ........ 98 500 ......... I'79 25 ......... 40 175 ......... 106 550 ......... 188 30 ......... 44 200 ......... 113 600 ......... 196 35 ......... 47 225 .......... 120 800 ......... 227 40 ...... ... 51 250 127 1000 ......... 254 RIVETED COPPER PIPES. Including the necessary laps for riveting or calking, but not including weight »f rivets, which will, of course, vary according to number and sizes used, in proportion to thickness of metal. Jiam Thickness, in Inches. Diam. Thickness, in Inches. Inch. 9% % % % |Inch. 3% % % 5 8.16 ..... . 12.25 ...... 16.30 ...... 15 35.5 ...... 47.2 ...... 59.3 % 8.9 ...... 13.35 ...... 17.8 ...... 16 37.8 ...... 50.5 ...... 62.9 6 9.65 ...... 14.5 ...... 19.3 ..... * 17 39.8 ...... 53.2 ...... 66.5 % 10.5 ...... 15.7 ...... 20.9 ...... 18 42.4 ...... 56.5 ...... 70.5 7 Il.2 ...... 16.8 ...... 22.4 ...... 19 44.7 ...... 59.5 ...... 75. % 12. ...... 18. ...... 24. ...... 20 —— ...... 62.6 ...... 78. 8 12.6 ...... 19.1 ...... 25.5 ..... © 21 —– ...... 66. ...... 82.5 % 13.5 ...... 20.2 ...... 27. ...... 22 — ...... 69.2 ...... 86.5 9 14.3 ...... 21.5 ...... 28.6 ...... 23 — ...... 72.3 ...... 90.2 %. 15. -----. 22.5 ...... 30.1 ...... 24 — ...... 75.5 ...... o 10 16. ...... 24. ...... 32. ...... 40. 25 -- ...... 78.7 ...... 97.5 % — ...... 25.2 ...... 33.5 ...... 41.8 26 — ...... 80.2 ...... 100.5 11 **= e, e s a se 26.3 ...... 35. ...... 43.7 | 27 — ...... 83.6 ...... 104.5 12 •==== • , , s a s 28.5 ...... 38. ...... 47.5 28 -— ...... 86.8 ...... I08.5 13 * * 31.2 ... 41.5 ...... 51.8 29 – ...... 90.2 ...... 112.7 14 – ...... 33.2 ..... . 44.3 ...... 55.4 30 — ...... 92.4 ...... 116. H. N. WINANS, I. D. POLLARD, W T N A N S & C O. Commission Merchants, AND HYDRAULIC ENGINEERS, Office, 11 Wall St., P. O. Box 6, New York. Mining Machinery, Railway and Engineers’ Supplies, STEAM A. WD PORTABLE TRA VEL VWG OFA WES. John C. WINANs, President Hamilton TANGYE BRos. & Co., Birmingham. Insurance Company. Sons. Aspinwall. TAUNTON & HAYw ARD, do. Cas and Stearm Fitters’ Tools. Champlin & Rogers................... “............“...Chicago, Ill.................... See Page 192 Buffalo Steam Gauge Co................................. Buffalo, N. Y.................. See Page 170 PULLEYS OR BLOCKS. A movable pulley reduces the necessary amount of power, in the proportion of 2 to 1 for every wheel in the pulley; thus, a movable pulley with 1 wheel will reduce the power one-half, 2 wheels to one-fourth, 3 wheels to one-sixth, etc. |