A treatise on architecture and building construction (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer co. · leaf 273
by the flexible corru-gated diaphragm shown. The chamber b ispartly filled with the liquid, as shown. Thepressure of the vapor above the liquid isalways proportional to the temperature.Naphtha is an excellent material for thispurpose, because the pressure of the vaporat temperatures of 70° or 80°… … § 17 OF BUILDINGS. 77 rises correspondingly and forces the diaphragm towards thechamber a. The movement of the diaphragm may be util-ized in any convenient manner to operate valves, etc. Ifthe valve or damper moves easily it may be operated bymeans of a diaphragm motor, the tube e, which connects…
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