International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons Engaged in the Engineering Professions and Trades or for Those Who Desire Information Concerning Them (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons Engaged in the Engineering Professions and Trades or for Those Who Desire Information Concerning Them The earlier papers contained in this volume are elemen tary in character and deal with the fundamental principles relating to the action of liquids and gases under pressure. And the flow of fluids through pipes. Channels, and orifices. The nature of heat, its production, its transformation into work, and its efiects on solids, ...
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Excerpt from International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons Engaged in the Engineering Professions and Trades or for Those Who Desire Information Concerning Them The earlier papers contained in this volume are elemen tary in character and deal with the fundamental principles relating to the action of liquids and gases under pressure. And the flow of fluids through pipes. Channels, and orifices. The nature of heat, its production, its transformation into work, and its efiects on solids, liquids, and gases, are dis cussed at length, and this is followed by a paper on the properties of steam. The latter portion of the volume deals with steam engines and steam turbines, and describes and illustrates the types now in general use. The action of steam in simple and compound engines is clearly discussed, and the section dealing with the indicator and indicator diagrams gives. In simple and concise form, instruction in the methods of determining the horsepower, steam consumption, and faults in valve setting from indicator diagrams. The information contained in this volume should be of great value to all persons interested in the construction. Manner of working, and designing of steam engines and steam turbines. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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