Steam engines, a thorough and practical presentation of modern steam engine practice (1920)
Ludy, Llewellyn V., 1875-, American Technical Society · Chicago, American technical society · leaf 59
Economy. The chief factor in the higheconomy of the Uniflow engine is the great reduction of initial con-densation. In the ordinary steam engine the piston head and thecylinder head in particular are exposed to the low temperature ofthe exKaust steam, which cools them considerably and leaves… … Fig. 35. Cylinder and Valve Arrangement in Skinner Unaflow Engine. Piston on Head-End Dead Center and Exhaust Taking Place Through Central Ports cylinder and piston heads cool; and in addition, the compression iscarried to line pressure, so that when a fresh supply of steam entersthe cylinder it…
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