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Although the turbine principle of utilizing the heat energy in steam and converting it into useful work has been. Experimented upon for many years, it is only since the inauguration of the twentieth century that steam tur bines have been brought to the front. As efficient power producers.
The piston of the reciprocating engine is driven back and forth by the static expansive force of the steam, while in the steam turbine not only the expansive force is made to do work, but a still more important element is utilized, viz., the kinetic energy, or heat energy latent in the steam, and which manifests itself in the rapid vibratory motion of the particles of steam expanding from a high, to a low pressure, and this motion the steam turbine transforms into work.
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Although the turbine principle of utilizing the heat energy in steam and converting it into useful work has been. Experimented upon for many years, it is only since the inauguration of the twentieth century that steam tur bines have been brought to the front. As efficient power producers.
The piston of the reciprocating engine is driven back and forth by the static expansive force of the steam, while in the steam turbine not only the expansive force is made to do work, but a still more important element is utilized, viz., the kinetic energy, or heat energy latent in the steam, and which manifests itself in the rapid vibratory motion of the particles of steam expanding from a high, to a low pressure, and this motion the steam turbine transforms into work.
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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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- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 133182284X
- ISBN 13 9781331822844
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages156
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