Ripper, William, 1853-1937 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 158
he cranksbeing supposed at right angles, when the h.p. piston is at beginningof stroke O the l.p. piston is at half-stroke K. A curve is now drawn COMPOUND ENGINES. 141 for each cylinder, called the curve of piston displacement, throughthe points of intersection of the horizontals from the… … line of volumes.Fig. 159. numbers on the crank-pin circles. This curve gives, by horizontalmeasurements to it, as shown by the shade lines, the volume ofsteam in the h.p. cylinder, including clearance for any position ofthe piston, before exhaust. After exhaust, it gives the volume ofthe steam on…
Steam-engines
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