Locomotive engine running and management .. (1899)
Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 414
of 4 pounds. The STEAM AND MOTIVE POWER. 365 work was done using at the rate of 21.5 pounds perhorse-power per hour—very economical work. Diagram Fig. 48 shows about the same power asthe other one; but it was taken with the steam partlythrottled, and cutting off at iof inches. In this caseit will… … Fig. 48. at the rate of 25.8 pounds per horse-power per hour,which is 16.6 per cent more steam than was used withthe other way of working. There was no reason what-ever for working the engine in this manner, except thecareless practice that some runners get into. A still worse case is shown by the…
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