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The steam-engine and other heat-motors (1909)

Creighton, William Henry Paul, 1859- · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 47

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Condenser.—Fig. 17 represents a jet condenser and its air-pump. This is an old form that is rather uneconomical of space,but it illustrates the principles clearly, which is important. Theexhaust-steam enters the condenser by the pipe just above thewater-jet. The injection water and steam come into… … Fig.17. center, and are bent up in a saucer shape with an excess of pres-sure on the bottom side. The duty thrown on one valve shouldbe distributed among several valves. The lowest is the foot-valve, the one in the piston is a bucket-valve, and the top one isthe deli very-valve. Raising the piston…

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