Mechanics of the household; a course of study devoted to domestic machinery and household mechanical appliances (1918)
Keene, E. S. (Edward Spencer), b. 1864 · New York, McGraw-Hill book company, inc.; · leaf 22
used asa method of steam distribu-tion, but it lacks the required elements necessary to a positive circulation. As an example:Suppose that the plant shown in Fig. 6 is working and thatthe radiator on the first floor is hot, but the valves of theradiator on the second floor are closed and it is… … Fig. 5.—Diagram showing the arrange-ment of a two-pipe steam plant. 12 MECHANICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD becomes hot it will contain steam at practically the same pressureas that in the supply pipe. This is what takes place in everyworking steam plant. Now suppose that it is desired to heatthe radiator on…
Heating · Lighting · Plumbing
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