A text book of physics, for the use of students of science and engineering (1918)
Duncan, John, d. 1941, Starling, Sydney George, 1873- · London Macmillan · leaf 463
ofthe downward stroke thereis a volume of air vc at apressure p2. Expansion ofthis air takes place along the curve CD, and at D the pressure hasfallen to pv The suction valve now opens, permitting a fresh supplyof air to enter the cylinder, as shown by the horizontal line DA. Assuming isothermal… … Fig. 424, -Diagram of work done in compressingair. /. Pi Vc) = lh Pi\l /, v1 -1\ = v. Pi Fhns a portion only of the total volume v1 reaches the receiver. The total work done on the air during the compression and deliveryis represented by the area ABCEGA (Fig. 424). During the downwardstroke of the…
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