First recorded in 1865–70
First recorded in 1875–80
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It has a feeder which pushes coal in at one end and ashes out at the other, a water jacket, a small pump which circulates the heated water rapidly to radiators.
From Time Magazine Archive
Without the water jacket and water injection for cooling the temperature it would have been 302 degrees Fah.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 799, April 25, 1891 by Various
Special attention has been given to the design of the water jacket around the valves and head, there being two inches of water space above same.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
The gas is measured in the graduated cylinder on the right, which is surrounded by a water jacket and provided with a levelling bottle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
No trouble was experienced in the production of any parts from this material with the exception of the water jacket.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)
Figure 8.—Development engine No. 3, 1904-1906, showing auxiliary exhaust port, separate one-piece water-jacket block.
From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.
From many experiments made in Europe and in the United States, it has been conclusively proved that excessive cylinder cooling by the water-jacket results in a marked loss of efficiency.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
It is also desirable to fit a stop-cock SC, so that the pipes can be disconnected from the engine entirely, or the water-jacket emptied without running the whole of the water out of the tank.
From Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained An Elementary Instruction Book for Amateurs and Engine Attendants by Runciman, Walter C.
This makes the water-jacket joint at the front end.
From Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained An Elementary Instruction Book for Amateurs and Engine Attendants by Runciman, Walter C.
A small drain cock is shown at DC, through which the water in the cylinder water-jacket may be drawn off when required.
From Gas and Oil Engines, Simply Explained An Elementary Instruction Book for Amateurs and Engine Attendants by Runciman, Walter C.
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