Locomotive operation; a technical and practical analysis (1904)
Henderson, G. R. (George R.), b. 1861 · Chicago, Railway Age · leaf 127
a tog h we will locate the point g. The back pressure line g h de-pends also upon the construction of the cylinder passages andexhaust pipes, the speed of the engine, the elements of the valvegear and pressure carried. Of the adjustable elements, the sizeof exhaust nozzle and the clearance of the… … Fig. 35. nozzle and no exhaust clearance, running at 50 miles an hour.The broken line was from a 19 by 24 inch cylinder locomotive,with only lyl^^-inch ports, but with 5-inch exhaust nozzle andi/i6-inch exhaust clearance, the speed being the same in bothcases. It is very important to reduce the…
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