Locomotive operation; a technical and practical analysis (1904)
Henderson, G. R. (George R.), b. 1861 · Chicago, Railway Age · leaf 137
16.01 pounds mean effective pres-sure—a gain in the work done of about 30 per cent. Thebroken line was taken with the smaller clearance. The remaining portion of the diagram, from i to d, needslittle discussion. It is at this point that the valve opens theport for pre-admission. The line rises… … Fig. 40. strokes will follow. This is indicated by Fig. 40. As the com-pression evidently stopped at i by the opening of the port, thezig-zag at d is due to inertia of the indicator parts, and shouldnot be considered as a part of the real diagram. It must not be expected that the various changes…
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