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 345
ng for years without being opened. But a surfacecondenser must be cleaned frequently to prevent a serious lossof vacuum. The loss of vacuum is due to the decrease of the 324 STEAM POWER PLANT AUXILIARIES [Div. 9 rate of heat transfer caused by dirty tubes and a consequentrestriction in the flow of… … Handle Fig. 311 A.—Worthington Hydraulic Tube-Cleaner. are not cleaned at regular intervals but only after a definiteloss in vacuum has been observed. The cost of cleaningvaries with: (1) the character of the deposit on the tube, (2) themethod of cleaning, (3) facilities for handling the water…
Steam power plants · Pumping machinery
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