Handbook of the steam-engine. Containing all the rules required for the right construction and management of engines of every class, with the easy arithmetical solution of those rules. Constituting a key to the 'Catechism of the steam-engine.' (1874)
Bourne, John · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 354
equently escapes into the atmosphere there is no longer thesame pressure on the spring of the indicator as before, and itspiston consequently descends. As, however, the steam cannotinstantaneously get away, the pressure does not descend quite solow as the atmospheric line. The eduction passage, it… … DIAGRAM IAKKS FROM STEAMER ISLAXD QUEEN. pleted, as appears by a reference to the compression corner,which shows that the back pressure begins to rise before thetermination of the stroke. The area comprehended between theatmospheric line and the bottom of the diagram shows theamount of back…
Steam-engines
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
