... the formation of water in the cylinder due to the condensation of steam, particularly when starting the engine. As water is practically incompressible, some part of the engine would be broken when the piston reached the end of its stroke, provided... Steam Engines, Elevators - Página 361902 - 640 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| International Correspondence Schools - 1899 - 678 páginas
...reached the end of its stroke, provided there were no clearance space for the water to collect in; usually, the cylinder heads would be blown off. Neither...the boiler pressure, and have a clearance of from 7$ to Corliss engines have but very little compression, owing to the construction of the valve; they,... | |
| International Correspondence Schools - 1899 - 596 páginas
...reached the end of its stroke, provided there were no clearance space for the water to collect in; usually, the cylinder heads would be blown off. Neither...the boiler pressure, and have a clearance of from 1% to Corliss engines have but very little compression, owing to the construction of the valve; they,... | |
| 1902 - 502 páginas
...piston per stroke is 122 X .7854 X 18 1 28 X 1 00 = 2,035.8 cubic inches. Then, the clearance is -" . o = 6.3 per cent. The clearance may be as low as £...the Corliss and other releasinggear engines. REAL AVD APPARENT CUT-OFF. 53. It is customary, in speaking of the point of cut-off, to say that the engine... | |
| 1902 - 672 páginas
...little, if any, loss, since the steam would then fill the entire clearance space at boiler pressure, arid the amount of fresh steam needed would be the volume...Such are the Corliss and other releasinggear engines. UEAL AND APPARENT CUT-OFF. 53. It is customary, in speaking of the point of cut-off, to say that the... | |
| 1902 - 870 páginas
...stroke, provided there were no clearance space to receive the water; usually the cylinder heads would he blown off. Neither is it practicable to compress to...Corliss and other releasinggear engines. REAL AND API' ARENT CUT-OFF. 53. It is customary, in speaking of the point of cut-off, to say that the engine... | |
| National Electric Light Association. Convention - 1905 - 768 páginas
...cent in Corliss engines and as high as 14 per cent in very high-speed engines. GEO. W. RICHARDSON. Automatic cut-off high-speed engines of the best design,...half the boiler pressure and have a clearance of from seven to 14 per cent. Corliss engines have but very little compression, owing to the construction of... | |
| National Electric Light Association. Convention - 1905 - 778 páginas
...cent in Corliss engines and as high as 14 per cent in very high-speed engines. GEO. W. RICHARDSON. Automatic cut-off high-speed engines of the best design,...half the boiler pressure and have a clearance of from seven to 14 per cent. Corliss engines have but very little compression, owing to the construction of... | |
| 1908 - 664 páginas
...were no clearance space for the water to collect in; usually, the cylinder heads would be knocked off. Automatic cut-off high-speed engines of the best design,...the boiler pressure, and have a clearance of from 7 per cent, to 14 per cent. Corliss engines require but very little compression, owing to their low... | |
| Andrew Cassius West - 1909 - 282 páginas
...great a strain on the engine. Automatic cut-off, high-speed engines, with shaft governors, generally compress •to about half the boiler pressure and have a clearance of from 7 per cent. to 14 per cent. How would you equalize your clearance? We would disconnect our cross-head,... | |
| Thomas J. Foster - 1916 - 1230 páginas
...the formation of water in the cylinder due to the condensation of steam, particularly when starting the engine. Automatic cut-off high-speed engines of...the boiler pressure, and have a clearance of from 7 to 14%. Corliss engines require but very little compression, owing to their low rotative speeds;... | |
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