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 404
attained in practice with the reciprocating engine.But with the divergent nozzle the conditions aredifferent. Referring to Fig. 142, a continuous volume of steam DE LAVAL STEAM TURBINE 393 at maximum pressure is entering the nozzle at E, and,passing through it, expands to minimum pressure at F,the… … FIGURE 143. THE DE LAVAL TURBINE WHEEL AND NOZZLES. turbines. The facilities for converting heat into workare increased by its use, and the losses by radiationand cooling influences are greatly lessened. The De Laval steam turbine is termed by its buildersa high-speed rotary steam engine. It has…
