Steam engines; a thorough and practical presentation of modern steam engine practice (1917)
Ludy, Llewellyn V., 1875-, American Technical Society · Chicago, American technical society · leaf 40
ortioning the cylinders of the multiple expansionengines. The ratio of the cylinders should be such that each devel-ops nearly the same power, and the drop in pressure between thecylinders and receivers should be as small as possible. There are many formulas in use, some simple, others more… … Fig. 22. Section of Essential Features of Triple Expansion Engine sion ratio of 9, the ratio of the cylinder volumes will be V 9> or 3; thatis, the low pressure cylinder will have a volume three times as greatas the high pressure cylinder. If the cylinder ratio is 3 and thelength of the stroke…
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