Steam power plant auxiliaries and accessories; (1922)
Croft, Terrell, 1880- ed, Dufflin, Daniel John, 1911- ed · New York, [etc] McGraw-Hill book company, Inc · leaf 299
ed withsteam and then condensed (assuming that it will condensecompletely). Then there will be no pressure on the upperside of the piston and the whole 114.7 lb. on the lower sidebecomes effective. The piston then has a lifting force of114.7 lb. Thus, by condensing the steam above the piston inB… … ... Water \i\ supply^ densation. Explanation.—On the upstrokesteam, at a little above atmosphericpressure, flows into the cylinder, C,through the valve, /, and is thencondensed by a jet of cold water, S,admitted at V. The partial vacuumthus created allows the atmosphericpressure above to force the…
Steam power plants · Pumping machinery
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