Locomotive operation; a technical and practical analysis (1904)
Henderson, G. R. (George R.), b. 1861 · Chicago, Railway Age · leaf 371
^ square feet Simple locomotives (late cut-off) 2| square feet Simple locomotives { full stroke) 3 square feet By early cut-off is meant under half stroke; late cut-off, yzto ^ stroke, and full stroke with lever at or near the corner, aswhen ascending heavy grades. The manner in which speed and… … duced to make this clear. The abscissae represent speed in milesper hour =^ Y. The scale of ordinates on the left indicates meaneffective pressures back of piston, and is used for the M. E. P.curves. The indicated horsepower is scaled at the right, and is STEAM CAPACITY. 361 to be used for curves…
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