Journal of the Franklin InstitutePergamon Press, 1865 |
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Page 30
... temperature and amount can be but little reduced . Of the vast and increasing numbers of high - pressure engines there is perhaps not one proprietor in a hundred prepared to believe that in his waste pipe he throws away as much power as ...
... temperature and amount can be but little reduced . Of the vast and increasing numbers of high - pressure engines there is perhaps not one proprietor in a hundred prepared to believe that in his waste pipe he throws away as much power as ...
Page 31
... temperature at which the water is maintained in the con- denser . If this water be kept at the temperature of 120 ° , the vapor arising from it will have a pressure expressed by three inches seven- tenths of mercury ; if we suppose the ...
... temperature at which the water is maintained in the con- denser . If this water be kept at the temperature of 120 ° , the vapor arising from it will have a pressure expressed by three inches seven- tenths of mercury ; if we suppose the ...
Page 39
... temperature of water in present condensers is sometimes as high as 120 ° , the vapor from which has a back pressure of between 3 and 4 inches of mercury ; and when the pressure in the boiler is 37 inches , the loss of power is one ...
... temperature of water in present condensers is sometimes as high as 120 ° , the vapor from which has a back pressure of between 3 and 4 inches of mercury ; and when the pressure in the boiler is 37 inches , the loss of power is one ...
Page 97
... temperature of the plates as low as possible . One pro- tection against effects of this kind is the gradual diffusion of heat , produced by its conduction to and from the different plates . It is a general belief with engineers that a ...
... temperature of the plates as low as possible . One pro- tection against effects of this kind is the gradual diffusion of heat , produced by its conduction to and from the different plates . It is a general belief with engineers that a ...
Page 98
... temperature between the out- side and inside faces ) , yet the flow of heat would be the same through a thicker plate , from the greater difference of temperature between the two surfaces . * He does not seem , however , to be aware of ...
... temperature between the out- side and inside faces ) , yet the flow of heat would be the same through a thicker plate , from the greater difference of temperature between the two surfaces . * He does not seem , however , to be aware of ...
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