indicator diagram
Britishnoun
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The amount of water evaporated in the boiler is not accounted for by an indicator diagram or card, and the full reasons for this are not known.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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
In this case an approximation may be made from an indicator diagram which represents the average operation of the engine during the test.
From Steam Engines Machinery's Reference Series, Number 70 by Anonymous
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
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
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