Locomotive operation; a technical and practical analysis (1904)
Henderson, G. R. (George R.), b. 1861 · Chicago, Railway Age · leaf 340
angers are parallel to the tangent, either the rear wheels willskid or the pressure throughout must be reduced accordingly.In the case just considered, the braking power would haveto be kept ii per cent below that required for the averagewheel load, in order to protect the rear wheels, which lose… … Z=0 330 LOCOMOTIVE OPERATION. Fig. 87 shows a practical application of this principle toa passenger truck of the Erie Railroad. The angle of inclina-tion of the brake hanger to the tangent is 20 degrees 24 min-utes, and with the same coefficient of friction .15, the pro-portional change of pressure…
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