Twentieth century hand-book for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers .. (1905)
Swingle, C. F. [from old catalog], Horstmann, Henry Charles, 1858- [from old catalog], Tousley, Victor Hugo, 1875- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co. · leaf 264
heintermediate points. It will be observed that in order to ascertain theperformance of the steam near the beginning of thestroke, the starting point of the isothermal curve mustbe near the point of release, and conversely, if thestarting point of the curve is located near the point ofcut off and… … figure 88. the isothermal curve, especially towards the latter endof the stroke, owing to the reevaporation of waterresulting from the condensation of steam which wasretained in the cylinder by the closing of the exhaustvalve. This reevaporation commences just as soon asthe temperature of the…
