compound engine
Britishnoun
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a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in more than one stage, first in a high-pressure cylinder and then in one or more low-pressure cylinders
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a reciprocating engine in which the exhaust gases are expanded in a turbine to drive a turbocharger
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Although the Wright turbo compound engine was standard on both the DC-7 and Super Constellation, it proved so unsatisfactory that airlines were not interested in Wright engines for the new jet airliners.
From Time Magazine Archive
The compound engine will furnish the same number of horse power, with less fuel than the simple engine, but only when they are run at the full load all the time.
From Rough and Tumble Engineering by Maggard, James H.
The motor is a compound engine, the diameters of the cylinders being 4.9 in. and 1.9 in., with a 12 in. stroke.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various
This is illustrated by the two cylinders of the compound engine and by the duplication noticed in the binary engine.
From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Thurston, Robert H.
There is no question but that there is a great advantage in the compound engine, for stationary and marine engines.
From Rough and Tumble Engineering by Maggard, James H.
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