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A treatise on hydrostatics (1894)

Greenhill, G. (George), Sir, 1847-1927 · London and New York, Macmillan and Co. · leaf 477

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. of the water jet Ay 8a.H. 2(J 466 GIFFARDS INJECTOR. If the area of the water surface in the boiler is Oft^,the time required to lower the surface one inch is V7^ —taK;^—) seconds. For instance, if a piston of weight W lb is placed ina vertical cylinder of cross section C ft^ resting on… … •V C Btk Fig. 102. Fig. 103. 368. The superior energy of the steam jet enables it,even when mixed and condensed with water, to over-come the water jet and to enter the boiler; the maximumwater fed in being the difference between the quantitiesof water and steam blown out, and…

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