Indicating the Refrigerating Machine: The Application of the Indicator to the Ammonia Compressor and Steam Engine, With Practical Instructions ... and Reading and Computing Indicator Cards - Hardcover

Gardner T. Voorhees

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 026670915X ISBN 13: 9780266709152

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Indicating the Refrigerating Machine: The Application of the Indicator to the Ammonia Compressor and Steam Engine, With Practical Instructions Relating to the Construction and Use of the Indicator and Reading and Computing Indicator Cards

Chapter I. - The Elementary Indicator; a simple description of the principles involved I Chapter II. - The Value of Indicating a Compressor 11 Chapter III. - The Adiabatic Curve 19 Chapter IV - The Isothermal Curve Chapter V. - Discussion of the Adiabatic and iso thermal Curves. Chapter VI. - Finding the Horse Power of an Indi cator Card 37 Chapter VIL - Actual Displacement Of a Compressor 39 Chapter VIII. - Specia1 Faults as Shown by Cards. Chapter ix.-wet Compressor System Indicating. 51.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 026670915X
• ISBN 13: 9780266709152
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 195