Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Twentieth Century Hand-Book for Steam Engineers and Electricians: With Questions and Answers; A Practical Nontechnical Treatise
In order to successfully operate a steam plant the engineer in charge should, in addition to his other accomplishments, have at least sufficient technical knowledge to enable him to ascertain, by measure ments and. Calculations, such very important points as the safe working pressure of his boiler, the most eco nomical point of cut off for his engine, whether engine and boiler are properly proportioned for the work to be performed, and many other details which will be treated upon in their proper place. 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.
