Ericsson's caloric engine; Articles descriptive of the caloric ship Ericsson, and of her trial excursion of January 12th, 1853 taken from the daily journals of the city of New York - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 Excerpt: ... the inventor, owners and crew, of the ship were present. Her performance on that occasion we have recorded. Yesterday a second trial was made. This was for the special satisfaction of the members of the press. Representatives were present from all, or nearly all, the journals of the city, including several of the editors-in-chief of the respective papers. The party was taken from Whitehall at about half past 9 in a small steamer. It was nearly 10 when the Ericsson was put in motion. With the tide and a light breeze against her, she ran down beyond the Narrows, a distance of some ten miles; the tide was also against her in returning; the run each way was accomplished in about an hour and a quarter, making her average speed about eight miles an hour against the tide. The time on the passage down was spent in discussing an excellent breakfast, and in examining the engine. The first thing in the engine which strikes the observer, is the magnitude of the cylinders. These are fourteen feet in diameter, six feet more than those of the Collins' steamers. There are four in the Ericsson, standing in a fore-and-aft line; two before and two abaft the shaft, and working' iri pairs upon it. From'the base of the cylinders; to the submit is about thirty feet. Each cylinder is,double, consisting: of 'what' is called a working cylinder and a supply cylinder; the latter being on top and united with the other, though of inferior diameter. The working cylinder has the furnace under it; in it the active force of the machirteis developed in the form of air expanded by heat. The supply cylinder is always cold. The working cylinderis 14 feet in diameter; the piston which plays in it has a superficies of 22,300 square inches. The supply cylinder is 11 feet 7 inches in diameter, and...
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