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 42
ring thisinterval, the piston starts on the opposite stroke. Some of thewater that was discharged during the preceding stroke thenflows in behind the piston through the imperfectly seated dis-charge valves. Admission of a full cylinder of water throughthe suction valves is thus prevented.… … Piston- ^\\\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\\\\\v Fig. 21.—How Pump-Slip Occurs. (17) Vcf (per cent.) 22 STEAM POWER PLANT AUXILIARIES [Div. 1 Wherein X = per cent, of slip. Vcf = displacement in cubicfeet per minute. Va = actual discharge in cubic feet per minute.Example.—The displacement of a pump is 386.85 cu.…
Steam power plants · Pumping machinery
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