Experimental engineering and manual for testing. For engineers and for students in engineering laboratories (1906)
Carpenter, Rolla C. (Rolla Clinton), 1852-1919 · New York, J. Wiley & Sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 599
Fig. 271,—Shaft-diagram. through by the crank-pin. In Fig. 271, A to B is the exhaust,from B to C compression, D to E steam line, E to A expan-sion. Diagrams may also be taken with the indicator mountedon the valve-chest; in this case the indicator would show vari-ation in pressure in the… … CHAPTER XVIII.METHODS OF TESTING THE STEAM-ENGINE. 412. Standards Employed in Engine-testing. — The unit of work ordinarily used in engine-testing is the horse-power(H.P.), which may be either that shown by the indicator andknown as the indicated horse-power (I.H.P.), or that deliveredfrom the…
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