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Identifier: railwaymechanica89newy
Title: Railway mechanical engineer
Year: 1916 (1910s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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-Stage De Laval Centrifugn by Multi-stage Turbine 376 RAILWAY A(E gazette, Ml-.CUAXICAI ■:niTiox oi,. 89, io. Tile shaft is iiiaiie from particular haiiiiiier-furgcd, npfii-hearth steelof a high tensile strength and uniform texture, ground in deadcenter grinders to insure absolute accuracy of dimensions, per-fect centering and high finish. These machines are employed fi^r pressures ranging from fourto six inches water column up to 3 to 4 pounds persquare inch. The form of the head-delivery characteristic cantie modilied according to the work to l)e carried out. The casing of the multi-stage compressor is split horizontally,permitting the top half or cover to be lifted oflf so that internalparts might lie inspected and lifted out following the removal of thebearing caps The impellers are mounted upon a shaft of largediameter, the critical speed of which is far above the runningspeed. It is created from hammer-forged open-hearth steel, suita-bly heat treated and ground and polished over the en

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