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 535
essure, in lb. wt. per sq. in. A = the area of the piston, in sq. inches.L = the length of the stroke of the piston, in feet.N = the number of working strokes per min.Then Resultant mean force =p„,A lb. wt. Work done per stroke =pmAL foot-lb.Work done per minute =??W,ALN foot-lb. Horse-power = gg_… … Fio. 467.—Actual diagram of work. Actual diagrams of work.—The actual diagram of work differs somewhat from that shown in Fig. 466; the differences will be seen by inspection of Fig. 1(17, which shows in dotted lines the diagram formerly considered. From A to c the pressure generally falls XXXIX…
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