A letter to Richard Trevithick from Davies Giddy regarding theoretical treatment of ex-pansive working of a non- condensing high-pressure steam-engine
- Made:
- 1816-02-16-1815-02-16
- part of archive:
- Collection of letters to Richard Trevithick, mainly concerning the design and efficiency of steam-engines
- maker:
- Gilbert, Davies
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The letter concludes that pressure should be as high as possible and steam expanded to 1 atmosphere. The postscript compares expansive with non-expansive working and discusses implications of recent French experiments on the heating of steam. It is addressed to Trevithick in Penzance, Cornwall.
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- Identifier:
- MS/0347/7
- Access:
- Open Access
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