"Air passage" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... and arrangement of lever, V, with finger piece, Y, at one end and stud, b, at the other valve, G, and air passage, E, closed by a flexible diaphragm, K, substantially as herein described, and for the purpose of producing, by means of air, an action upon any suitable sound-producing mechanism through the movement of a sheet or strip perforated, or in any other ...
— Scientific American, Vol. 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 • Various
... accumulator system, in reliability; sparking plugs, too, were not so reliable then as they are now. Daimler fitted a very simple type of carburettor to this engine, consisting only of a float with a single jet placed in the air passage. It may be said that this twin-cylindered vertical was the first of the series from which has been evolved the Mercedes-Daimler car and airship engines, built in sizes up to ...
— A History of Aeronautics • E. Charles Vivian
... excavation and brickwork or concrete in each case will be as follows: Single tunnel: 30 ft. diameter lining, 3 ft. thick, with the brickwork forming the air passage to 36.5 cubic yards per yard forward. Excavation to outside of brickwork 36 ft. diameter to 113 cubic yards per yard forward. Three tunnels 17 ft. diameter and 18 in. brickwork. Brickwork lining for three ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 • Various |
