Ripper, William, 1853-1937 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 187
linder. Thus it is usual to reduce the pressure in the jackets ofthe second and succeeding cylinders of triple and quadruple expansionengines. In the engines of H.M.S. Poiverful, the pressure of steam at thestop-valve is 210 lbs. All the cylinders are steam-jacketed. Thehigh-pressure cylinder is… … STEAM TO Fig. 185. 100 80 ^. 60 J J J NNN 40 BOTTOM JACKET ^ 20 m 1 1 H I L H I L DARK AREAS = WEmESSFig. 186. The above figure (Fig. 186) shows the eflfect of jackets on thecylinders of a triple-expansion engine. H = high-pressure cylinder ;1 = intermediate cylinder; L = low-pressure cylinder. The…
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