THE ABORTION

OF THE

YOUNG STEAM ENGINEER'S GUIDE

CONTAINING

An investigation of the principles, construction and powers of Steam Engines.
A description of a Steam Engine on new principles, rendering it much more powerful, more simple, less expensive, and requiring much less fuel than an engine on the old construction. 		A description of a Machine, and its principles, for making Ice and cooling water in large quantities, in hot countries, to make it palatable and wholesome for drinking, by the power of Steam: invented by the author.
A description of four other patented inventions.

ILLUSTRATED WITH FIVE ENGRAVINGS

BY OLIVER EVANS, OF PHILADELPHIA,
AUTHOR OF THE YOUNG MILLWRIGHT AND MILLER'S GUIDE

PHILADELPHIA:
PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR BY FRY AND KAMMERER
. . . . . . . . .
1805

CONTENTS.

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ARTICLE I.

Of Steam

ARTICLE II.

Comparison of the powers of the old and new principle

ARTICLE III.

On saving fuel and increasing power by the new principle,
Scale of the elastic power of steam, produced by different degrees of heat in the water

ARTICLE IV.

Of Heat

ARTICLE V.

Of the construction of boilers,
A table of the diameters and strengths of boilers

ARTICLE VI.

Of the means of applying steam,
A table showing the proper time to shut off the steam,

ARTICLE VII.

Comparison of the principles

ARTICLE VIII.

Of the Supply-pump

ARTICLE IX.

Of the Condenser,

ARTICLE X.

Of the volcanic Steam Engine,

ARTICLE XI.


Scale of Heat from the highest degree of heat produced in an air-furnace to the greatest degree of cold hitherto known
A table of the strength of metals ascertained by experiments,
A table of the expansion of metals by heat

ARTICLE XII.

Directions for working a steam engine on the new principle,
Comparative statement of the expense of land carriage by common horse waggons and by a steam waggon

ARTICLE XIII.

Of proportioning the cylinder to the boiler in the construction of steam engines
Comparative statement of the cost of building and expense of working two steam engines ten years, one on the old and the other on the new principle,
A table of the areas of cylinders of steam engines,

ARTICLE XIV.

Of Distillation

ARTICLE XV.

Of vibrating motions of machinery

ARTICLE XVI.

Description of a steam engine on the new principle. Explanation of Plate I

ARTICLE XVII.

Explanation of the screw mill invented by the author

ARTICLE XVIII.

Useful inventions by different persons

Appendix

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