Locomotive operation; a technical and practical analysis (1904)
Henderson, G. R. (George R.), b. 1861 · Chicago, Railway Age · leaf 192
ave full pressure in the cyhnder, it is evident that if themain wheels happen to rest upon a part of the track moreshppery than the other wheels, that sufficient force must passthrough the parallel rod to slip the coupled wheels. In thiscase the force will be as in equation 67, except that only… … Fig. 51), the weights and sizes being as shown, it is evidentthat the side rod might be called upon to slip the forward 43,000 X 80 wheels, which would result in a force P = = 3^/2 X 2637.800 pounds passing through the rod. As the engine has20-inch cylinders and 200 pounds boiler pressure, it would…
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