Roper's catechism for steam engineers and electricians .. (1899)
Roper, Stephen. [from old catalog], Keller, Edwin R., [from old catalog] ed, Pike, Clayton W., [from old catalog] ed · Philadelphia, D. McKay · leaf 192
ids fromvapors, as, for example, the oilcontained in exhaust steam.The first named is generallycalled a live steam separator. Q. Why should it be advis-able to extract the entrainedwater from steam before usingit in the engine? A. Because an accumulationof water in the cjdinder is oftenthe cause of… … 172 ropers catechism for A. The steam entering the apparatus at a highvelocity should have its direction of flow alteredor reversed, so as to destroy the momentum ofthe liquid particles, permitting them to fall bygravity into a vessel provided for that purpose.This being accomplished, the steam…
Steam engineering · Electrical engineering
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