Ripper, William, 1853-1937 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 468
acts nearly allthe residual air and vapour from the coinlenser and delivers it to theair-pumps. A water seal is provided, which prevents the air andvapour returning to the condenser. The steau^ used by the auxiliaryjet is said to be about H per cent, of the full-load steam consumption.^The air and… … Fig. i73. volume of a given weight of air at 1 lb. pressure absolute is double thatat 2 lbs. pressure absolute. Recent Development in Surface Condenser Practice.—As soon asit was fully realized how important was the influence of improvedvacuum in steam turbine practice, much more attention was…
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