Locomotive operation; a technical and practical analysis (1904)
Henderson, G. R. (George R.), b. 1861 · Chicago, Railway Age · leaf 339
from the wheels whenreleased, dispensing with release springs. It is somewhat moredifficult to replace worn shoes on an inside hung brake, butthis is of small consequence compared to the other advantages.We must now determine how to make the angle of thehanger neutralize the effects of inertia in… … Fig. 87. center of the brakcshoe. In the car which we have consideredit was found that 11 per cent of the normal weight was re-moved from the rear axle and added to the front axle in stop-ping. In equation 93, this will represent the value of I = .ii.The coefficient of friction f, we have taken at…
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