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indicator diagram

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noun

  1. a graphical or other representation of the cyclic variations of pressure and volume within the cylinder of a reciprocating engine obtained by using an indicator

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One form of the instrument is intended for the measurement of areas of surfaces, and the other form for the measurement of the mean height of a figure such as an indicator diagram.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various

But with a long narrow figure such as an indicator diagram, this ratio is much smaller.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 by Various

The indicator diagram approximated to a form made up of two isothermal lines and two lines of constant pressure.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

If the engine is to be non-condensing, the theoretical work, or indicator diagram, as it is called, will be bounded by the lines ABCHG.

From Steam Engines Machinery's Reference Series, Number 70 by Anonymous

The theoretical indicator diagram is made up of two isothermal lines for the taking in and rejection of heat, and two lines of constant volume for the two passages through the regenerator.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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