Hartmann, Francis M., 1870- · New York, McGraw-Hill · leaf 178
owthe cylinder feed and cushion steam. To determine the cylinderfeed, the exhaust steam, for a given interval of time, is condensedand weighed; and for the same interval of time, the numberof working strokes made by the engine, is determined. Fromthis, the mass of steam per stroke, i.e., the… … Fig. 29. determined as described in Art. 127, and D the point where the exhaust-valve has been completely closed and compression begins. If the assmuption be now made that, at the point D, the steam is saturated, no serious error is introduced; for, since * For a comprehensive discussion of the…
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