Journal of the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, Volume 80; Volume 110Franklin Institute, 1880 |
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Page 7
... piston to change its direction in the cylinder ten times in a second , there being two cylinders to every locomotive , and the eccentrics being so adjusted that the exhaust . steam discharges alternately , there are twenty discharges of ...
... piston to change its direction in the cylinder ten times in a second , there being two cylinders to every locomotive , and the eccentrics being so adjusted that the exhaust . steam discharges alternately , there are twenty discharges of ...
Page 9
... piston reaches sometimes about 1200 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 ...
... piston reaches sometimes about 1200 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 ...
Page 10
... piston speed of 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 ...
... piston speed of 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 ...
Page 18
... pistons ( 1851 ) . The difficulties so far for very large wheeled engines upon the nar- row gauge are these : If the boiler is over the axle , the engine is top- heavy ; if the boiler is beneath the axle of any pair of driving - wheels ...
... pistons ( 1851 ) . The difficulties so far for very large wheeled engines upon the nar- row gauge are these : If the boiler is over the axle , the engine is top- heavy ; if the boiler is beneath the axle of any pair of driving - wheels ...
Page 19
... piston in inches , • 14.9 1098 . 24 . Diameter 66 66 Diameter of driving wheels , 10 . 91.5 Length of wheel - base in feet , Total weight of engine in working order in ton , 15.5 27 . 66 66 tender " 66 66 17.5 66 64 engine and tender ...
... piston in inches , • 14.9 1098 . 24 . Diameter 66 66 Diameter of driving wheels , 10 . 91.5 Length of wheel - base in feet , Total weight of engine in working order in ton , 15.5 27 . 66 66 tender " 66 66 17.5 66 64 engine and tender ...
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