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... steam engine and often known as Watt's Diagram of Energy , or an Indicator diagram . Two rectangular axes being taken , P MN M ' the volume of the body and the uniform normal pressure to which it is subjected at any instant are ...
... steam engine and often known as Watt's Diagram of Energy , or an Indicator diagram . Two rectangular axes being taken , P MN M ' the volume of the body and the uniform normal pressure to which it is subjected at any instant are ...
Page 62
... steam which issues from boiling water at the pressure of an atmo . In the first place , when the pressure of the air is one atmo , the thermometer is immersed in a mixture of ice and water until the height of the mercury in the tube has ...
... steam which issues from boiling water at the pressure of an atmo . In the first place , when the pressure of the air is one atmo , the thermometer is immersed in a mixture of ice and water until the height of the mercury in the tube has ...
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... steam which issued from boiling water was shown by the thermometer to have the same temperature as the water itself , and was therefore sup- posed to differ from it only by containing an enormously greater quantity of caloric . The ...
... steam which issued from boiling water was shown by the thermometer to have the same temperature as the water itself , and was therefore sup- posed to differ from it only by containing an enormously greater quantity of caloric . The ...
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... steam at a high temperature , and therefore also at a high pressure , is contained in a cylinder fitted with a smooth air - tight piston , and let it be required to reduce the contents of the cylinder to a much smaller volume and a ...
... steam at a high temperature , and therefore also at a high pressure , is contained in a cylinder fitted with a smooth air - tight piston , and let it be required to reduce the contents of the cylinder to a much smaller volume and a ...
Page 78
... steam be formed , the impact will be sufficient to raise the temperature by 1 ° C. For a rise from 0 ° C. to 100 ° C. , a velocity of about 55 kilometres , or 34 miles , per minute is required . In the case of iron , the specific heat ...
... steam be formed , the impact will be sufficient to raise the temperature by 1 ° C. For a rise from 0 ° C. to 100 ° C. , a velocity of about 55 kilometres , or 34 miles , per minute is required . In the case of iron , the specific heat ...
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angle angular momentum angular velocity atmo axis of figure axis of rotation body C₂ calories Cambridge Warehouse carbonic acid Carnot's principle centre of mass constant pressure contact-forces Crown 8vo cryohydrate cubic centimetres curve cycle cylinder denote distance earth Edition electric entropy equal equation ergs external forces freezing given gramme gravitation heat absorbed Hence independent variables indicator diagram liquid M.A. Demy 8vo mechanical kinetic energy mechanical motions mercury momenta non-frictional non-mechanical kinetic energy obtained orbit parallel particle piston plane positive potential at constant potential energy quantity of heat radiation rectangular axes result reversible salt solution specific heat square centimetre stable equilibrium steam substance suppose surface temperature and pressure thermodynamic potential thermometer tidal friction tube vessel volume zero
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