Mechanical Engineering :: Steam Boilers and Engines
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The effect of wire drawing is to decrease the area of indicator diagram and thus work done by the engine is reduced.
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In a reciprocating steam engine, the heat energy in the steam is converted into mechanical work by the to and fro motion of the piston.
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The power of a boiler may be defined as
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When the circulation of water, in a boiler, is by a centrifugal pump, then the boiler is known as
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The function of a safety valve is
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the ratio of heat actually used in producing the steam to the heat liberated in the furnace |
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the amount of water evaporated or steam produced in kg per kg of fuel burnt |
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the amount of water evaporated from and at 100° C into dry and saturated steam |
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the evaporation of 15.653 kg of water per hour from and at 100° C |