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... EXPANSION VALVES AND GEAR . 219 XIV . SLIDE - VALVES AND FITTINGS . 231 XV . STARTING AND REVERSING GEARS 255 XVI . CYLINDERS AND THEIR FITTINGS 274 XVII . CONDENSERS AND FITTINGS . 289 XVIII . ROTATORY MOTION . 313 XIX . DETAILS OF ...
... EXPANSION VALVES AND GEAR . 219 XIV . SLIDE - VALVES AND FITTINGS . 231 XV . STARTING AND REVERSING GEARS 255 XVI . CYLINDERS AND THEIR FITTINGS 274 XVII . CONDENSERS AND FITTINGS . 289 XVIII . ROTATORY MOTION . 313 XIX . DETAILS OF ...
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... expansion into three stages , carried out in separate cylinders , so as to reduce the range of temperature in each cylinder . Engines on this system are usually known as triple expansion engines . They were first introduced by Mr. A. C. ...
... expansion into three stages , carried out in separate cylinders , so as to reduce the range of temperature in each cylinder . Engines on this system are usually known as triple expansion engines . They were first introduced by Mr. A. C. ...
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... expansion engines on board the SS . Aberdeen , ' built for Messrs . George Thompson and Sons , of Aberdeen , for their trade to Australia and China . The results in this instance were so satisfactory that other engines of the same type ...
... expansion engines on board the SS . Aberdeen , ' built for Messrs . George Thompson and Sons , of Aberdeen , for their trade to Australia and China . The results in this instance were so satisfactory that other engines of the same type ...
Page 160
... expansion curve B C , being the ratio of expansion . ОР ΟΝ The laws according to which the pressures of steam . diminish during its expansion vary under different condi- tions of heat and initial states of the steam . For practical ...
... expansion curve B C , being the ratio of expansion . ОР ΟΝ The laws according to which the pressures of steam . diminish during its expansion vary under different condi- tions of heat and initial states of the steam . For practical ...
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... expansion should be continued until the forward pressure became so far reduced as to be just equal to the back pressure ; that is , the expansion curve should touch the back pressure line D E , so that there should be no sudden fall of ...
... expansion should be continued until the forward pressure became so far reduced as to be just equal to the back pressure ; that is , the expansion curve should touch the back pressure line D E , so that there should be no sudden fall of ...
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absolute pressure action air-pump angle arrangement atmosphere back pressure bilge blades brass cause centre coal cocks combustion compound engine connected crank crank-shaft curve diameter draught eccentric efficiency evaporation exhaust expansion valve Fahr feed feed-water feet fitted friction funnel furnaces gases gear gun-metal heating surface high-pressure cylinder hot-well hydrometer increased indicated horse-power indicator diagrams iron jacket Kingston valves latent heat length low-pressure cylinders machinery marine boilers marine engines metal motion necessary ordinary orifice paddle-wheel pass pipes piston plates port pounds per square pressure of steam prevent propeller pumps quantity rates of expansion reduced revolutions per minute Royal Navy safety-valves screw screw-propeller sea-water sensible heat shaft ship shown in Fig side slide slide-valve speed square inch steam pressure steam-pipes steel stokeholds stroke suction suitable superheated superheater surface condensers temperature thermal units total heat triple expansion engines tubes vertical weight
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Page 32 - ... the quantity of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water at its maximum density, one degree Fahr., can be made to perform work equal to the raising of 772 Ibs.