A history of the growth of the steam-engine . :i:.t Fio. 13S.—Compound Marine En^e. Front Elevation and Section. chests. G G ia the condenser, which is invariably a sur-face-condenser. The condensing water is sometimes di-rected around the tubes contained within the casing, G G,while the steam is exhausted arovmd them and among them. 392 THE STEAM-ENGINE OP TO-DAY. and sometimes the steam is condensed within the tubes,while the injection-water which is sent into the condenserto produce condensation passes around the exterior of the •tubes. In either case, the tubes are usually of small diam
A history of the growth of the steam-engine . :i:.t Fio. 13S.—Compound Marine En^e. Front Elevation and Section. chests. G G ia the condenser, which is invariably a sur-face-condenser. The condensing water is sometimes di-rected around the tubes contained within the casing, G G,while the steam is exhausted arovmd them and among them. 392 THE STEAM-ENGINE OP TO-DAY. and sometimes the steam is condensed within the tubes,while the injection-water which is sent into the condenserto produce condensation passes around the exterior of the •tubes. In either case, the tubes are usually of small diam-eter, varying from fi-ve-eighths to half an inch, and in lengthfrom four to seven feet. The extent of heating-surface isusually from one-half to three-fourths that of the heating-surface of the The air and circulating pumps are placed on the lowerpart of the condenser-casting, and are operated by a crankon the main shaft at iV; or they are sometimes placed asin the style of engine last described, and driven by a beamworked by
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