Ripper, William, 1853-1937 · London, New York [etc.] : Longmans, Green and co. · leaf 68
xpanded adiabatically 2, 3, 4, . . .10 times, and working down toa back pressure of 3 lbs. Area A(Fig. 35) represents the workdone during admission, all theareas being measured down tothe 3-lbs. pressure line; area B rei:)resents the gain by two expan-sions ; area C the gain by three exjiansions,… … Fig. 35. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. 11. J. K. j Total. 75 44 22 14-5 10-2 7-6 5-9 4-7 3-8 31 190-8 52 STEAM-ENGINE THEORY AND PRACTICE. From which it will he seen that the total work done, expandingten times, is 190-8 -^ 75 = 2-54 times the work done without expansion.If a line be drawn (Fig. 35) through…
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