Corliss steam engine: Steam engine, Rotary valves, Variable valve timing, George Henry Corliss, Thermal efficiency, Stationary steam engine, Uniflow steam engine - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 6131785090 ISBN 13 : 9786131785092

Editeur : Alphascript Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A Corliss steam engine (or Corliss engine) is a steam engine, fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849, invented by and named after the American engineer George Henry Corliss. Engines fitted with Corliss valve gear offered the best thermal efficiency of any type of stationary steam engine until the refinement of the uniflow steam engine and steam turbine in the 20th century. Corliss engines were generally about 30 percent more fuel efficient than conventional steam engines with fixed cutoff. This increased efficiency made steam power more economical than water power, allowing industrial development away from millponds. Corliss engines were typically used as stationary engines to provide mechanical power to line shafting in factories and mills and to drive dynamos to generate electricity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alphascript Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 6131785090
• ISBN 13: 9786131785092
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100
• Éditeur: Miller Frederic P., Vandome Agnes F., McBrewster John
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible