Locomotive breakdown questions answered and illustrated (1907)
Wallace, W. G · Chicago, F. J. Drake & Co. · leaf 227
ided by the circumference of the wheel in feet, wehave: 157) 356169.877010640 (22685.9+314 421314 1076942 13491256 938785 15371413 124 218 LOCOMOTIVE BREAKDOWN QUESTIONS 305. Stress on Cylinder Head Studs.—Supposewe tighten the twelve nuts on a 13-inch cylinder headuntil we have, for instance,… … 1,500 X 12=18.000 pounds pressure holding head against cylinder.Area, 13 inches circuniference=132.73 square inches.132.73 X 100=13,273 pounds steam pressure against head. Answer,—In this case we would have 12 times 1,500pounds, which would equal a stress of 18,000 poundsstrain holding the head to…
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