Pumps and Hydraulics, Part 1 (of 2)Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah)
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Pumps and Hydraulics, Part 1 (of 2)
Hawkins, N. (Nehemiah)
Hydraulic machinery; Pumping machinery
A capacity plate.
A stroke gauge.
A vacuum chamber.
Two best quality pressure gauges.
A water relief valve of large capacity.
A cast iron relief valve discharge cone.
A set of brass priming pipes and special priming valves.
From two to six hose valves.
A sight feed cylinder lubricator connected above throttle.
A one-pint hand oil pump connected below throttle.
Information regarding tests made under these specifications can be
obtained by addressing Underwriters’ Laboratories, Chicago, Ill.
INDEX TO PUMP SPECIFICATIONS.
Article No.
and section.
Acceptance, tests for, 48 to 54
Air chamber, 40
Air valve, 45
Automatic sprinklers, discharge of, 3 _c_
Boiler power required for driving pumps, 3 _a_
Bolts, allowable stress and size, 9, 27 _f_
Bolting standards required, 39 _c_
Bushings for packed water pistons, 30
Bushings for plungers, 28, 29
Capacity of pumps, method of computing, 4
Capacity plate, 5
Chambers, air and vacuum, 40
Clearance in steam cylinders, 12
Cone, discharge, 44
Cover plates for water valves, 35
Cranks, 16
Crossheads, 16 _c_
Cushion valves, 19
Cylinders, steam, 8
Cylinders, water, 27
Delivery, test of maximum, 54
Discharge cone, 44
Drain cocks, 24, 47
Duplex pumps required, 2
Fire stream, standard, 3 _c_
Flanges, standards required, 39 _c_
Friction, internal, tests for, 49
Guards for valves, 35
Gauges, pressure, 23, 41
Gauges, stroke, 26
Hose valves, 42
Inspection at shop, 7
Leakage, test of internal, 52
Levers, valve motion, 17
Links, 16
Name plates, 5
Oiling devices, 25
Pipe, sizes, steam and water, 39
Piston areas, ratio, 3 _a_
Pistons, packed water, 30
Piston rods and nuts, 20
Pistons, steam, 13
Plunger bushings, 28, 29
Plunger, water, 28, 29
Pressure, maximum, working tests for, 53
Priming, methods required, 46
Rock shafts, 16
Rods, piston, 20
Rods, valve, 21
Safety valves, 43
Safety valve, test of capacity, 51
Shop inspection, 7
Single pumps not acceptable, 2
Sizes of pumps, standards, 3 _a_
Slip, 4 _f_
Slip, test of internal, 52
Smoothness of action, test for, 48
Speed of pumps, 3 _a_, 33 _b_
Speed of pumps, revolutions per minute, 3 and 4
Springs, valve, 35
Steam cylinders, 8
Steam, clearance space, 12
Steam joints, 8 _c_
Steam pistons, 13
Steam ports, 11
Steam slide valves, 14, 15
Strength of parts, 6
Strength, tests for, 50
Stuffing box, 22
Tests for acceptance, 48 to 54
Tightness, tests for, 50
Vacuum chamber, 40
Valves, water valve areas, 33-34
Valve, air, 45
Valve, cover plates, 35
Valves, delivery, 34
Valve guards, 35
Valves, hose, 42
Valve motion stand, 18
Valves, pump, general requirements, 31
Valves, pump, size and number, 32
Valve rods, 21
Valve rod heads, 16 _c_
Valves, safety, 43
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