Rankine, William John Macquorn, 1820-1872, Millar, William J, Tait, Peter Guthrie, 1831-1901 · London, C. Griffin and company · leaf 393
e condition B. From the points A and B respectivelylet two curves of no transmission AM, BN, extend indefinitely towards X;then the area referred to in the enunciation is that contained between 344 ON THERMODYNAMICS. the given arbitrary curve A C B and the two indefinitely prolonged curvesof no… … Re. 3. to be situated above A M. After the substance has reached the state B,let it be expanded according to the curve of no transmission BN, untilits volume and pressure are represented by the co-ordinates of the point D..Next, let the volume V„ be maintained constant, while heat is…
