A Handbook of the Gas Engine: Comprising a Practical Treatise on Internal; For the Use or Engine Builders, Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, ... Engines, and Others (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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AS a rule, the normal output has hitherto been taken as corresponding to 85 to 90 per cent. Of the maximum, thus giving from 10 to 15 per cent. Reserve of power.
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