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 534
e the steam ; condensers of this kind are calledjet-condensers. The resulting water and air are withdrawn by theair pump C. The pistons of A and B and also the piston D of theair pump are all fixed to the same piston rod, and the axes of allthree cylinders coincide. The arrangement is described as… … IIOn IION V S> Fia. 406.—Diagram showing a method of estimating the mean pressure. Work done on the piston of a steam engine.—In Fig. 466 a diagramof work done has been drawn for a steam engine. PV is the perfectvacuum line ; PA represents the absolute initial pressure, which ismaintained…
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