Heat and Heat-Engines: A Study of the Principles Which Underlie the Mechanical Engineering of a Power Plant (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Heat and Heat-Engines: A Study of the Principles Which Underlie the Mechanical Engineering of a Power PlantThe d'arcy Formula for Compressed Air Compressed Air-engine with Complete Expansion Compressed-air Engine at Full Pressure, without cut-oh' Compressed-air Engine with Incomplete Expansiona. Compressed-air Engine with Isothermal Expansion Volume of the Cylinder of a Compressed-air Engine. Compound Compressed-air Engine.Combined Efficiency of Compressor and Air-engine Heat Range in the Air-engine Cylinder.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.