The Steam-Engine and Other Steam-Motors, Vol. 2 of 2: A Text-Book for Engineering Colleges and a Treatise for Engineers; Form, Construction, and ... Engine, the Steam Turbine (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Robert Culbertson Hays Heck

 
9780282446710: The Steam-Engine and Other Steam-Motors, Vol. 2 of 2: A Text-Book for Engineering Colleges and a Treatise for Engineers; Form, Construction, and ... Engine, the Steam Turbine (Classic Reprint)

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This book offers a detailed study of the construction of steam-powered engines, with particular attention to their function in the context of power-generation and alongside machinery. The author provides an overview of the field and its history, before discussing the various types of steam engines and their inventive design in detail. The author provides a comprehensive analysis of governing conditions, with a view to efficiency and efficacy. Closing with an in-depth account of steam-engine performance in theory and practice, this book is a thorough reference for the study of steam engines in their historical setting. It will be of great use to anyone interested in the history and development of steam and power technology in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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