Hartmann, Francis M., 1870- · New York, McGraw-Hill · leaf 252
and volume at the instant the compression began. COMPRESSED AIR AND COMPRESSORS 241 In other words, the condition of the air, as regards pressure andvolume, in the receiver, is the same as though the compressionhad been isothermal; i.e., PlV%= PaVa. Let, in Fig. 47, the line AB represent the… … Fig. 47. ically, as represented by the curve BE. At the point E theexhaust-valve opens and expulsion takes place, to the receiver,at a constant pressure pu The volume of the receiver being largein comparison with that of the first cylinder, the pressure in itis sensibly constant; and the volume of…
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