 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
 | Prior F. Willis - 1917 - 200 pages
...power is equivalent to raising 33,000 pounds one foot per minute, or 550 pounds one foot per second. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet by .43|. A few concerns have expressed a desire to avail themselves of an opportunity... | |
 | Ernst Rudolph Breslich - 1917 - 408 pages
...proportional to the volume. If 10 cu. ft. of water weigh 625 lb., what is the weight of 25 cubic feet? 12. The pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water varies directly as the height of the column in feet. A column of water 2.5 ft. high exerts a pressure... | |
 | Daniel Russell Hodgdon - 1918 - 616 pages
...cubic inches. A cubic foot of water contains 7J gallons, 1728 cubic inches, and weighs 62 i pounds. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. Steam rising from water at its boiling point (212 degrees) has a pressure... | |
 | William Donaldson - 1918 - 260 pages
...in feet, and this result by 7.4. If the dimensions are in inches, multiply the product by .004329. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch, of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. To find the head in feet, the pressure being known, multiply the pressure... | |
 | Daniel F. Seerey - 1918 - 76 pages
...equal to 1 pound pressure per square inch is 2.31 feet. In usual computation this is taken at 2 feet. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet by 0.434. Approximately every foot elevation is equal to one-half pound pressure... | |
 | Daniel Russell Hodgdon - 1919 - 634 pages
...cubic inches. A cubic foot of water contains 1\ gallons, 1728 cubic inches, and weighs 62i pounds. < To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water multiply the height of the column in'feet by .434. Steam rising from water at its boiling point (212 degrees) has a pressure... | |
 | 1919 - 1104 pages
...boiler, to see that there is oil in everything that needs oil, good coal and clean water. 8. How do you find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water? (a) By keeping track of your steam gage and see that you have water in the boiler. (b) By the water... | |
 | Emil Ryder Glass - 1920 - 166 pages
...salt remaining in sea water after evaporation, reduce pounds of sea water to ounces, and divide by 32. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet bv .434. Temperature of water at 100 Ibs. steam pressure 338 degrees. 150 " "... | |
 | Charles McShane - 1920 - 912 pages
...cubic inches. A cubic foot of water contains 7]/2 gallons, 1,728 cubic inches, and weighs 62J/2 pounds. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water, multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. One barrel is rated at 31j/ gallons, except a barrel of oil, which is... | |
 | Daniel Russell Hodgdon - 1920 - 370 pages
...cubic inches. A cubic foot of water contains 7j gallons, 1728 cubic inches, and weighs 62J pounds. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a column of water multiply the height of the column in feet by .434. TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES OBJECTS. VISIBLE AT SEA LEVEL IN CLEAR... | |
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