Mechanical equipment of buildings; a reference book for engineers and architects (1916)
Harding, Louis Allen, Willard, Arthur C. (Arthur Cutts), 1878-1960 · New York Wiley · leaf 415
ob-taining a greater amount of useful work from a given weight of steam supphed than otherwiseresults when the machine is operated with atmospheric exhaust. The obvious result, when acondenser is added, is a saving in fuel. Referring to Fig. 1 and assuming that the expansion of the steam in the… … Fig. 1. cycle.) For an initial absolute pressure pi = 160 lb. per sq. in. and terminal pressure (atmos-pheric) Pi = 14.7 lb. per sq. in., which is also assumed as the back pressure, the heat equivalentof the work obtained from one pound of steam is ii — U = 1196 — 1022 = 174 B.t.u. {Mollierdiagram)…
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