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 39
ofo° and ioo° C; that is, fr,om freez-ing-point to boiling-point. Thenext cycle, cdef, extends to — ioo° C,and the third cycle, efgh, extendsto — 200° C. The rernaining area,which is of infinite_Jength and ex-tremely attenuated, is bounded by theisothermal gh and the two adiabaticsha and g^. The… … Fig. 18. SPACING OF ADIABATICS 31 to be -^^ of one of the three equal areas ahcd, cdfe, and efhg.100 The absolute zero is consequently 273° C. below freezing-point. Further discussion of the absolute scale will be deferred till a comparison is made with the air-thermometer. Spacing of Adiabatics. —…
Thermodynamics · Steam-engines · Heat-engines
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