Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Compressed Air Production or the Theory and Practice of Air Compression
There are many serious objections, however, to the use of water with in the air cylinder. These objections are so serious that it has been found to be the best practice to suffer the heat loss during compression, and thus simplify the apparatus. Some of the Objections may be stated as follows.
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