ua as measured in inches of mercury. Turbine operating at1500 r. p. m., under a pressure of 140 lbs. of steam, and delivering 600 kw. April ii, 1903.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 5^7 tlie steam engine it is practically impossible to provide for highdegrees of expansion. As the exhaust pressure… … fixes a practical limit, which cannot be passed without exces-sive cost and complication. In the turbine the highest degreesof steam expansion are easily provided for, and consequentlya much larger proportion of the total work in steam can beutilized by turbines than by steam engines. There are…
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