 To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. Approximately, we say that every foot elevation is equal to % Ib. pressure per square inch ; this allows for ordinary friction. To...  Stationary Engineering - Page 256by Joseph Gerald Branch - 1907 - 1005 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Leffel, J., & Co - 1881 - 298 pages
...the number of cubic feet of water by 144, and divide the product by the area of the pipe in inches. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. (Approximately every foot of elevation is considered equal to g Ib.... | |
 | Stephen Michell - 1881 - 396 pages
...feet = 1 cwt. 45-64 „ ,, = 1 ton. 1 Ib. avoirdupois = 27-712 cubic inches. I. To find the pressure per square inch of a column of water.* Multiply the height in feet by -434. The pressure per circular inch may be found by multiplying the height in feet by -341. Example. —... | |
 | Stephen Michell - 1881 - 398 pages
...pressure per circular inch may be found by multiplying the height in feet by -341. Example. — Required the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water 200 feet high. 200 x -434 = 86-8 Ibs. per square inch. A ready way of ascertaining approximately the... | |
 | Stephen Michell - 1881 - 398 pages
...pressure per circular inch may be found by multiplying the height in feet by -341. Example. — Required the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water 200 feet high. 200 x -434 = 86-8 Ibs. per square inch. A ready way of ascertaining approximately the... | |
 | 1883 - 710 pages
...for discharging water. The ordinary speed to run a pump is from eighty to a hundred feet per minute. The pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water is the height in feet, multiplied by 594, or, for an approximation, one-half pound pressure per square... | |
 | Manfred Powis Bale - 1884 - 260 pages
...pressure per circular inch may be found by multiplying the height in feet by -341. Example. — Required the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water 200 feet high. 200 X -434 = 86-8 Ibs. per square inch. A ready way of ascertaining approximately the... | |
 | Robert Grimshaw - 1886 - 280 pages
.../18o + 90 =^270 = 16.431, and in the second a diameter of V12-5 + 6.25 = 718.75 = 4.33. Q. How do you find the pressure in pounds per square inch, of a column of water ? A. Multiply the height of the column in feet by 4.34. More roughly, allow 27 inches (or two and a... | |
 | William A. Morrison - 1887 - 224 pages
...engines require 20 to 25 gallons of water to condense the steam evaporated from one gallon of water. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water : multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. (Approximately, every foot elevation is called equal to one-half pound... | |
 | Goulds Pumps, Inc - 1888 - 412 pages
...perfect vacuum it will sustain a column of mercury 29.9 inches, or a column of water 33.9 feet high. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. Approximately, we say that every foot elevation is equal to % Ib. pressure... | |
 | Chapman Valve Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass - 1888 - 270 pages
...horse power. To find the area of a piston, square the diameter and multiplv by .7854. To Jind tJic pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. «3 OHAFTvlAN VA LV E IVlKG. CO. Elastic Force of Steam, and Corresponding... | |
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