Stationary steam engines, simple and compound; especially as adapted to light and power plants (1902)
Thurston, Robert H[enry], 1839-1903. [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; London, Chapman & Hall, limited · leaf 175
y to the end of stroke,with good exhaust and an excellent range of compression.The speed of engine was here 225. The card was taken byloading the engine to its maximum power by a Pronybrake, and then taking the diagrams while the governorwas adjusting the steam supply, the brake being at the… … Series of Indicator Diagrams.—Ide Engine. The next diagram shows the range of work which suchengines are capable of doing, and illustrates very finely thechange in the distribution of steam which takes place inthis accommodation of the power of the engine to its load.It is seen that the…
Steam-engines
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