Ripper, William, 1853-1937 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 335
on of steam decreases as the power increases. The effect of speed of rotation on economy is to somewhat reducethe weight of steam used per indicated horse-power per hour as the Proc. Inst C.E, vol. cxxii p 17. 3i8 STEAM-ENGINE THEORY AND PRACTICE. speed of rotation increases. This is probably due… … The Cornish Cycle.-—In the Cornish single-acting pumping-engine(see Fig. 373), the steam passes into the cylinder through valve A, andacts on the top of the piston to drive it downwards, valve B being Proc. Inst. C.E., vol. cxiv. ^ See a paper by Mr. Henry Davoy on the Birmiugliam Waterworks, Proc.…
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