Thermodynamics of the steam-engine and other heat-engines (1907)
Peabody, Cecil H. (Cecil Hobart), 1855-1934 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 204
gy. Steam is admittedat B and passes through numerous holes in a block of soapstonewhich occupies the middle of the instrument; these holes arepartially filled with coils of German silver wire which are heatedby an electric current that enters and leaves at the binding-screws. The steam emerges dry… … Fig. 49. 196 TESTING STEAM-ENGINES the thermometer cup, and leads to the exit at the top, which hastwo orifices, either of which may be piped to a condenser or elsewhere. To use the instrument it isproperly connected by a sampling-tube to the space from whichsteam is drawn, and valves areadjusted…
Thermodynamics · Steam-engines · Heat-engines
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