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The mechanical engineering of power plants (1906)

Hutton, Frederick Remsen, 1853-1918 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 202

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am of effort (par. 44) is to diminishthe length of the vertical ordinates, and diminish in this waythe area of that diagram, and hence the foot-pounds of workper stroke. Fig. 111 shows several diagrams superposed inwhich the variation of area is secured by lowering the average SUNDRY… … Fig. in. the pressure in the cylinder, is called a steam-engine governor.The features of this mechanism will be discussed in the sequel. 75. Cut-off Regulation of a Steam-engine. Cut-oflEngines.—It will be apparent from inspection of the diagram,Fig. 67, par. 44, that it will be possible to…

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