The Chemical Engineer: A Monthly Journal of Practical, Applied and Analytical Chemistry, Volume 61907 |
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Page 155 - There must be in the solution no sensible excess either of iodine or more particularly of chlorine, over that required to form the monochloride. This condition is most satisfactorily attained by dissolving in the whole of the acetic acid to be used the requisite quantity of iodine, using a gentle heat to assist the solution, if it is found necessary.
Page 15 - If any rail break when subjected to the drop test, two additional tests will be made of other rails from the same blow of steel, and, if either of these latter tests fail, all the rails of the blow which they represent will be rejected ; but, if both of these additional test pieces meet the requirements, all the rails of the blow which they represent will be accepted.
Page 16 - ... from a straight line in any direction when delivered to the cold-straightening presses. Those which vary beyond that amount, or have short kinks, shall be classed as second-quality rails and be so stamped.
Page 2 - The strength of a chain is the strength of its weakest link, the engineers tell us," said Longworth, " and it is the same with evidence.
Page 15 - If any rail break when subject to the drop test, two additional tests will be made of other rails from the same blow of steel, and if either of these latter tests fail, all the rails of the blow which they represent will be rejected, but if both of these additional test pieces meet the requirements, all the rails of the blow which they represent will be accepted. (4...
Page 156 - In weighing shellac, some difficulty is at times experienced on account of its electrical properties. In very dry weather it may be found that the necessary handling to prepare it for weighing has electrified it, and that it may be necessary to leave it on the balance pan at rest for a few minutes before taking the final weight.
Page 14 - The entire process of manufacture and testing shall be in accordance with the best current practice, and special care shall be taken to conform to the following instructions...
Page 33 - He defines engineering, in turn, "in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the mechanical properties of matter are made useful to man in structures and machines".
Page 16 - No. i rails, shall be considered as No. 2 rails; provided, however, that rails which contain any physical defects which impair their strength shall be rejected. The ends of all No. 2 rails shall be painted white in order to distinguish them.