I haven’t bent any copper for a few weeks now. Between the heat, a vacation, and some bad habits, the shop has barely been opened. Part of the reason is due to a recent fascination with power plants. Previously, in…
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Excerpts from “Elementary Mechanical Refrigeration” by Fred E Matthews, 1912
The following are several pages taken from the above mentioned book. A similar explanation is more or less copied in “Power’s Principles of Refrigeration” of which I have a 1921 copy. Take special note of the beautiful illustration below. Clicking…
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Posted in Old Refrigeration Texts, Refrigeration
Posted in Old Refrigeration Texts, Refrigeration
musings on entropy 