. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. a £ 1 to A to3 5 A Si m 5 O r-lOS rH 3 s W £ 14 16 10 14 690 120 130 18 4 6 19,500 18 20 13 18 1,115 185 205 21 7 28,000 22 24 15 24 1,645 270 300 26 8 43,000 24 27 16 27 2,180 355 395 29 6 52,000 The prices of the above type range from $ for the 14 x 16 x10 x 14 to $ for the 24 x 27 x 16 x 27 per cu. ft. of displacedair. This type is largely used as a compressor of intermediateeconomy between the straight line and cross compound types. TABLE 6POWER DRIVEN, DUPLEX, CROSS-COMPOUND, HORIZON-TAL COMPRESSORS Displacemen


. Handbook of construction plant, its cost and efficiency. a £ 1 to A to3 5 A Si m 5 O r-lOS rH 3 s W £ 14 16 10 14 690 120 130 18 4 6 19,500 18 20 13 18 1,115 185 205 21 7 28,000 22 24 15 24 1,645 270 300 26 8 43,000 24 27 16 27 2,180 355 395 29 6 52,000 The prices of the above type range from $ for the 14 x 16 x10 x 14 to $ for the 24 x 27 x 16 x 27 per cu. ft. of displacedair. This type is largely used as a compressor of intermediateeconomy between the straight line and cross compound types. TABLE 6POWER DRIVEN, DUPLEX, CROSS-COMPOUND, HORIZON-TAL COMPRESSORS Displacement, Cu. Ft. Free Air Price per Cu. Ft. Weight Size (Ins.) Per Minute Air Displaced (Lbs.) lOx 6x10 205 $ 7,300 14x 9x12 445 12,500 19x12x16 890 25x15x20 1,700 60,000 Further sizes of duplex single stage air compressors are notgiven as they are used only under special conditions where low AIR COMPRESSORS 17 pressure air is required, such as caisson sinking, air lifts, etc.,where each installation requires special cylinder Fig. 8. Duplex Belt Driven Compressor. TABLE 7 STEAM DRIVEN, DUPLEX, TWO-STAGE, HORIZONTAL COMPRESSORS Steam Pressure 80-150 Lbs. Size of Cylinders ^ 4> 99 s b m ao Diametersm to a 0> CD .5 ai a ^ <~ W ?° ™ a £ m X ~£ ft ,Q (J w (O bU PhS o ftU J <= 2 S 3 02 h4W W~ w 5-H3 o 00 s£ 5 £ 7 10 6 10 205 32 35 9x5 8,900 9 14 9 12 445 70 80 13,000 12 19 12 16 890 140 160 25,500 16 25 . 15 20 1,700 270 300 55,000 18 28 17 24 2,380 375 420 68,000


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