The Steam Engine, Vol. 2 of 2: A Practical Guide to the Construction, Operation, and Care of Steam Engines, Steam Turbines, and Their Accessories (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Correspondence, American School Of

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440067554 ISBN 13: 9781440067556

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2012

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The Steam Engine: A Practical Guide to the Construction, Operation, and Care of Steam Engines, Steam Turbines, and Their Accessories - Volume One is a work originally published by The American School of Correspondence and co-authored by Walter B. Snow and Walter S. Leland. The intent of the book is to introduce the great advances in steam power to the masses through a detailed but introductory description of a modern technology (at the time of writing) that would impact the lives of many.

The Steam Engine is primarily intended for the enthusiast interested in steam power. The book begins with a detailed description of the steam engine, including the history of its development, a thorough examination of important engine parts, and an overview of the different types of steam engine. From there, the book progresses into a more focused discussion of engine operation and engine room accessories, including a vital section highlighting the importance of lubrication. The thermodynamics of the steam engine are then outlined, in what is probably the densest portion of the book. The text concludes with a look at the steam turbine, primarily focusing on its operation.

The language included throughout is basic. The authors have intentionally excluded complicated mathematical theories in order to make this book approachable for the non-specialist. While some technical knowledge is certainly beneficial to reader's of The Steam Engine, one need not be an engineer in order to understand the principles discussed.

As a practical guide to a complex technology, The Steam Engine is a great success. Enthusiasts will surely delight in the depth of information contained within this book, all of it presented in an easy to digest fashion. If you are at all interested in steam power, Snow and Leland's book is sure to please.

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There are various kinds of engines from which mechanical work is obtained by the expenditure of heat, la the gas engine a mixture of gas and air is burned in the cylinder, the heat thus generated being converted into work by the expansion of the products of combustion. The action in oil and hot-air engines is very similar. The most important of all heat engines, however, is the steam engine, in which the heat in steam is transformed into work. It will be useful to review briefly some of the stages through which it has passed in its development. The first steam engines of which we have any knowledge were described by Hero of A lexandria, in a book written two centuries before Christ. Some of them were very ingenious, but the best were little more than toys. From the time of Hero until the seventeenth century there was very little progress. At this time there began to be great need of steam pumps to remove water from the coal mines. In 1615, Salomon deC aus devised the following arrangement. A vessel, having a pipe leading from the bottom, was filled with water and then closed. Heat applied to the vessel caused steam to be formed, which forced the water through the pipe. A little later an engine was constructed in the form of a steam turbine; but it was unsuccessful, and the attention of inventors was again turned to pumps. Finally Thomas Savery completed, in 1693, the first commercially successful steam engine. It waa very wasteful of steam as compared with our engines of today, but as being the first engine to accomplish its task it was a grand success. Savery sengine (F ig. 1) consisted of two oval vessels placed side by side and in communication with a boiler. The lower parts were connected by tubes fitted with suitable valves. Steam from the boiler was admitted to one of the vessels and the air driven out.
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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Forgotten Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1440067554
• ISBN 13: 9781440067556
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 180
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