Square-inch Sentence Examples

The subjection of the core to a hydraulic pressure of four tons to the square inch and an electric pressure of 5000 volts from an alternating-current transformer has been adopted, by one manufacturer at least, to secure the detection of masked faults which might develop themselves after submergence.

Let the boiler pressure be 175 lb per square inch.

Taking 85% of this, the maximum mean effective pressure would be 149 lb per square inch.

The engine can only exert this large tractive force so long as the mean pressure is maintained at 149 lb per square inch.

When the initial pressure is 100 lb per square inch by the gauge the thermal efficiency drops to about nearly 15% with the same back pressure.

When hydraulic pressure to the amount of 2000 to 3000 lb per square inch is applied, the saving is unquestioned, since less time is required to dry the pressed retort, its life in the furnaces is longer, its absorption of zinc is less, and the loss of zinc by passage through its walls in the form of vapour is reduced.

In the wider compartments are placed sieves having sixteen holes to the square inch and bearing zinc turnings.

The artesian basin of the east part of the state is fairly well developed, several wells having a flow of from 2000 to 435 0 gallons per minute and a pressure of 150 lb to the square inch.

The other items of cost are labour, the quantity of which depends on the mechanical appliances provided for handling the converter shells and inserting the lining; and the blast, which in barrel-shaped converters is low and in vertical converters is high, and which varies therefore from 3 to is lb to the square inch.

All the wires and ties were of the best steel, capable of standing a strain of 100 tons to the square inch.

The rim is also subject to a centrifugal tension of amount wv 2 /g pounds per square inch of section, where w is the weight in pounds of a length of one foot of the pulley rim one square inch in section, and v is the velocity of the rim in feet per second.

These assumptions are probably not nearly correct and, as the stresses caused by the cooling of the casting are unknown, it is necessary to choose a low working stress of about one ton per square inch.

Second only to the compass in its value to the sailor is Thomson's sounding apparatus, whereby soundings can be taken in 100 fathoms by a ship steaming at 16 knots; and by the employment of piano-wire of a breaking strength of 140 tons per square inch and an iron sinker weighing only 34 lb, with a selfregistering pressure gauge, soundings can be rapidly taken in deep ocean.

The bicycle built up speed and Dean was aware that only one square inch of brake pad separated him from oblivion.

The cylinders on the back are charged with 10 cubic feet of oxygen at a pressure of 18.000 lbs per square inch.

Where the ratio of the length to the least transverse dimension is higher, the load per square inch shall be proportionately reduced.

There may be thirty or forty of them to a square inch.

Modern and stylish in design, The Garden Room conservatory makes the most of every square inch of your floor area.

Among other criteria that determine the value of an oriental rug is the number of knots per square inch.

The thread count number indicates the number of threads per square inch on the sheets.

Pressure in power washers is typically measured as pounds per square inch (PSI), gallons per minute (GPM) or cleaning units (CU).

The number of cleaning units of a machine are calculated by multiplying the pounds per square inch by gallons per minute.

You can fit 8-9 hamburgers on the 280 square inch grill, making grilling for a small crowd easy.

If you have a smaller area that won't accommodate such large tiles they can also be found in smaller square inch varieties.

If buying a rug that is either hand or machine knotted, pay attention to the knots per square inch.

A 250 knot per square inch rug will be better quality and more expensive than a 100 knot per square inch rug.

Exceptionally powerful, these mirrors display everything in minute detail, with such fine attention paid to each square inch of the face, that it makes ordinary mirrors seem useless in comparison.

Instead of having to inspect every square inch of your face for mishaps after the foundation is dry, women using powder foundation are able to take the guesswork out of their concealer.

A higher thread count indicates that there are more threads per square inch of the material.

Since the threads are thinner, more of them can be used per square inch of fabric, which results in a tighter weave; tighter weaves mean the product is stronger and more resilient.

There's no real secret behind it, save for trying things on and examining every square inch until you're satisfied.

Dogs usually inflict crush injuries because they have rounded teeth and strong jaws; thus, the bite of an adult dog can exert up to 200 pounds per square inch of pressure.

Simulators and exhibits detail every square inch of submarines, aircraft carriers, vintage prop-planes and more.

Is every square inch of the inside of your locker door papered in cheer art?

Every square inch of skin is made up of 19,000,000 cells that continually renew themselves each day.