Steam-Engine Design, Vol. 2 : For the Use of Mechanical Engineers, Students, and Draughtsmen (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Steam-Engine Design, Vol. 2: For the Use of Mechanical Engineers, Students, and Draughtsmen

Clearance volume is useful for compression, as illustrated in $8. The clearance volume necessary for compression is, for the same power, greatest with steam of low initial pressure. Hence it is less with compound than with simple engines of the same power.

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