Download or read book The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 105 written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 105: Devoted to Science and the Mechanic Arts, Published by the Institute, Under the Direction of the Committee on Publication; January to June, 1878 But in curves of compression, the case is quite different. Work is here converted into heat; and some water present in the steam must be evaporated, adding to the tension. Heat transmitted from the steam jacket tends to accentuate, not to disguise this effect. I had long desired a formula which should fairly represent this curve; which would answer for compression curves, as well as the adiabatic does for curves of expansion; and having obtained from one of my engines, at the Centennial Exhibition, some diagrams of unusual delicacy and accuracy, with very early closure of the exhaust, and pretty high boiler pressure (145 above the atmosphere), I attempted the solution of the question, by a method of which I here propose to give a detailed account. The diagram taken from the end of the cylinder nearest to the crank was first tried, and gave results so encouraging that I proceeded to apply the same method to the diagram taken from the end of the cylinder farthest from the crank, using still greater care in every step of the work. This diagram is to be preferred to that taken at the other end, as it is exempt from the disturbing influence of the piston-rod, no inconsiderable surface condenser, being exposed half the time to the air of the engine room, not to dwell on possible leakage at the stufling box. This diagram was taken Aug. 8, 1876, pre paratory to a public trial made a few weeks later, by the Judges of Group XX and experts appointed by the Centennial Com mission. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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.