A manual of the mechanics of engineering and of the construction of machines. Designed as a text-book for technical schools and colleges, and for the use of engineers, architects, etc. (1878)
Weisbach, Julius Ludwig, 1806-1871, Du Bois, A. Jay (Augustus Jay), 1849-1915, Buel, Richard H. (Richard Hooker), b. 1842 · New York. J. Wiley & Sons, 1878- · leaf 413
n rod, andcarrying the counter-weight G at itsother end. The pencil during thestroke thus describes a cvirve D D, thearea of which measures the work per-formed by the piston. If, therefore,we divide the work thus determinedby the length of stroke, we obtain the mean pressure of thesteam upon the… … § 492.] THE STEAM ENGINE. 401 If, however, q is the tension during descent of K, and y,the force necessary to extend the spring, <! + J,. Uniting these equations, we have forthe moving force of K per square inch, g Fig. 788. P j\ + a- {a - J,) J\ + J\ If the forces of compression andextension of…
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