Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives (1916)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co., pub. for Sears, Roebuck & co. · leaf 240
linder proper. It is evident,therefore, that the volume of the clearance is one ofthe factors controlling the form of these curves, andwhen the clearance is known a correct expansion orisothermal curve maybe theoretically constructed, aswill be explained later on. Also, if the actual curves,either… … Figure 111 in the results, as they are liable to show either too littleor too much clearance, generally the latter, especiallyif figured from the compression curve. For the benefit of those who may desire to test thismethod of ascertaining the percentage of clearance oftheir engines, several…
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