Ripper, William, 1853-1937 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 329
re; and in thevariable expansion engine by keeping the initial pressure constantand increasing the number of expansions), then if the absoluteterminal pressure of the theoretical indicator diagram, or the steam-consumption per stroke, be set up as verticals, it will be found thattheir height is… … 20 30 40 MEAN PRESSURE Fig. 366. many expansions, such as triple-expansion engines, in which the possibledifference between the two systems of regulating the power is small,as seen by the nearness of the curve to the straight line of. If the engine considered is a theoretical non-condensing…
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