Vapors for heat engines, including considerations relating to the use of fluids other than steam for power generation; a study of desirable vacuum limits in simple condensing engines: methods for computing efficiencies of vapor cycles with limited expansion and superheat; a volume-temperature equation for dry steam, and new temperature-entropy diagrams for various engineering vapors (1912)
Ennis, William D. (William Duane), b. 1877 · New York, D. Van Nostrand Company · leaf 41
lyas the cyclic efficiencies; the times consumed in starting 31 32 VAPORS FOR HEAT ENGINES up the boilers will vary inversely as the products of efficiencyby specific volume of liquid. The data for comparison aregiven in Table VII, volumes being taken at 212° F. The quick steaming boiler will,… … Steam CarbonChloride CarbonBisulphid* Chloroform Acetone Alcohol Relativ b Times Rec nil •ed to C jet Up Steam in a Given Boiler 102 99 88 93 95 87 Steam Chloroform Acetone Alcohol Carbon Carbon Chloride Bisulphide Relative Amounts of Condenser Surface and Cooling Water Fig. 4.—Comparative…
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