800. Elementary Steam Engineering. [Hancock.]
1-2, Th. F. S.
A study of the commercial fuels, the determination of heating values
and methods of burning the same for the production of power; of the
properties of steam and methods of and instruments for measuring pressure,
temperature, and humidity; of the function, construction, and operation
of steam boilers, superheaters, economizers, feed water heaters, and
condensers; an introduction to the study of the steam engine, steam turbine,
feed pump, and injector. Problems are assigned each week illustrating
the principles treated in these studies. (Fall.)
