Journal of the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, Volume 80; Volume 110Franklin Institute, 1880 |
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Page 6
... feet per second ( 70x2 15 = 102-6 ) . Two objects near a person , say three feet apart , pass his eye in the thirty - fifth part of a second .. When two trains having this speed pass each other , 6 Le Van - High Railway Speeds . [ Jour ...
... feet per second ( 70x2 15 = 102-6 ) . Two objects near a person , say three feet apart , pass his eye in the thirty - fifth part of a second .. When two trains having this speed pass each other , 6 Le Van - High Railway Speeds . [ Jour ...
Page 7
... feet per second ; and if one of the trains were one hundred and two feet long , it would flash by in a single second . To accomplish this , supposing the driving wheels to be six and one - half feet in diameter , and the piston to ...
... feet per second ; and if one of the trains were one hundred and two feet long , it would flash by in a single second . To accomplish this , supposing the driving wheels to be six and one - half feet in diameter , and the piston to ...
Page 9
... feet per minute with a 2 foot stroke and 5 feet diameter driving wheels , giving about fifty - nine miles per hour ; but with driving wheels 63 feet diame- ter , and the same piston speed , the running rate would be about sixty- nine ...
... feet per minute with a 2 foot stroke and 5 feet diameter driving wheels , giving about fifty - nine miles per hour ; but with driving wheels 63 feet diame- ter , and the same piston speed , the running rate would be about sixty- nine ...
Page 10
... feet per minute , and a mean effective pressure of about 35 pounds per square inch , the tractive power exerted will be 182 × 24 X 35 78 = 3489 pounds for each piston , and the horse - power for the two cylinders will be HP = 182 × 1034 ...
... feet per minute , and a mean effective pressure of about 35 pounds per square inch , the tractive power exerted will be 182 × 24 X 35 78 = 3489 pounds for each piston , and the horse - power for the two cylinders will be HP = 182 × 1034 ...
Page 12
... feet per mile , in two minutes , being at the rate of eighty- one miles per hour . A careful examination of all the bearings at the end of each trip showed them to be perfectly cool , which is something extraordinary for a new engine ...
... feet per mile , in two minutes , being at the rate of eighty- one miles per hour . A careful examination of all the bearings at the end of each trip showed them to be perfectly cool , which is something extraordinary for a new engine ...
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