Locomotive breakdown questions answered and illustrated (1907)
Wallace, W. G · Chicago, F. J. Drake & Co. · leaf 189
ves us a lever of the secondclass, in which a =12 inches and & = 30 inches; power (b+a) applied at /> = P X = ^V, or the stress put on the hpedestal when in this position, which is 43,982 pounds. With the pin on the bottom quarter we have a lever ofthe third class; a—12 inches and h—i^… … I 99a^ _U I -.J aoy 94 .J i2367!P Stress on Pedestal Jaws. 252. Horse-Power of Vauclain Compound Loco-motive.—What is the horse-power of a Vauclain com-pound locomotive, cylinders 19 and 32 inches by ^2inches, speed 30 miles per hour, M. E. P. 225 pounds,and wheels 57 inches in diameter? Answer.—We…
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