Ripper, William, 1853-1937 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 427
Mj Fig. 443. When, however, the velocity of the wheel is considered, the direc-tion of the steam entering the next row of guide-blades is that givenby V^ making an angle <^ with the plane of the wheel. This lineshould be parallel to the tangent to the entering surface of the fixedguide-blades.… … Fia 144. successive turbine wheels and guide-blades so as to absorb thekinetic energy of the steam by stages, in other words, to compoundthe velocity and deliver the steam finally at a much reduced velocity,RS. CD = DE, DF = FG, and so on. It will be noticed that theentrance and exit angles of the…
Steam-engines
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