Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937, Chant, Clarence Augustus, 1865-1956 · Toronto : Copp Clark · leaf 280
, and so on until itfinally escapes into a condensing cham-ber connected with the last cylinder. The compound engine is used mainlyin large power plants and for marinepurposes, when economy in fuel con-sumption is a first consideration. 307. Turbine Engine. Lately a new type of engine known as the… … Fio. 296.—Action of steam on theblades of the drum in a turbineengine. 270 HEAT AND MECHANICAL MOTION In another type of turbine, nozzles and blades are so adjustedthat the steam after striking the first series of blades is reflected bya similar series of stationary blades against a secund set of…
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