Locomotive catechism; an up-to-date, practical and complete work on the locomotive--treating on the design, construction, repair and running of all kinds of locomotives .. (1908)
Grimshaw, Robert, 1850- [from old catalog] · New York, The N. W. Henley publishing company · leaf 172
, what is the comparative temperature of thesteam and the water? A. Both alike, so long as the circulation is good and there isno superheating. Q. Which will do the most work—a pound of water, apound of saturated steam, or a pound of superheated steam, atthe same temperature? A. The pound of… … Fig. 101. The Hancock Inspirator. Q. What would be the initial velocity of a jet of water at180 pounds pressure? A. About 164 feet a second; say 1/32 that of the saturatedsteam at the same pressure and temperature. Q. What is the tendency of a steam jet after emerging froma nozzle? 166 LOCOMOTIVE…
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