Locomotive Catechism: A Practical and Complete Work on the Locomotive--treating on the Design, Construction, Repair and Running of All Kinds of Locomotives ... Contains Over 3,000 Examination Questions with Their Answers ...Norman W. Henley Publishing Company, 1911 - 817 стор. |
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... axle ? A. A rotatory or rotative engine , as distinguished from a rotary engine , in which the piston or follower rotates . Q. What is the reason that locomotives have two or more cylinders ? A. Because , with a single cylinder , an ...
... axle ? A. A rotatory or rotative engine , as distinguished from a rotary engine , in which the piston or follower rotates . Q. What is the reason that locomotives have two or more cylinders ? A. Because , with a single cylinder , an ...
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... axle is permissible , and even for comparatively fast freight service . Q. What proportion of the total weight of the Mogul is on the drivers ? A. Averaging 80 to 85 per cent . Q. What about its boiler capacity ? A. There may be ...
... axle is permissible , and even for comparatively fast freight service . Q. What proportion of the total weight of the Mogul is on the drivers ? A. Averaging 80 to 85 per cent . Q. What about its boiler capacity ? A. There may be ...
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... axles indirectly through gear wheels , or with the motor armature directly on the axle ; in which latter case the motor is said to be gearless . The tension at which electric locomotives are operated is 500 to 650 volts for direct ...
... axles indirectly through gear wheels , or with the motor armature directly on the axle ; in which latter case the motor is said to be gearless . The tension at which electric locomotives are operated is 500 to 650 volts for direct ...
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... axle . Q. For what class of fuel is it especially desirable ? A. Fine or buckwheat coal . Q. Where is it most used ? A. On the Philadelphia and Reading road . Q. What is the Belpaire boiler ? A. One having a fire - box with a flat crown ...
... axle . Q. For what class of fuel is it especially desirable ? A. Fine or buckwheat coal . Q. Where is it most used ? A. On the Philadelphia and Reading road . Q. What is the Belpaire boiler ? A. One having a fire - box with a flat crown ...
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... axle and that of the eccen- tric sheave . Q. How is the admission of steam cut off before the piston has reached stroke - end ? A. By having the legs or lips of the valve longer than necessary to seal the end ports , and by so timing ...
... axle and that of the eccen- tric sheave . Q. How is the admission of steam cut off before the piston has reached stroke - end ? A. By having the legs or lips of the valve longer than necessary to seal the end ports , and by so timing ...
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auxiliary reservoir back end block blow boiler boiler pressure bolts brake cylinder brasses broken cause chest closed coal compound compound locomotive compression connected coupling rods crank pin crosshead cut-off cylinder cocks cylinder-cocks diameter disadvantage disconnected driving axle driving boxes eccentric rod effect engine equal exhaust fire fire-box flanges flues forward four-cylinder frame front end give grate hanger heat hole inches injector inside intercepting valve L. P. cylinder lead leak live steam locomotive lower lubricator main reservoir main rod mean effective pressure motion non-compound nozzle piston valve plate plug port position pounds prevent pump rail reverse lever rocker saddle screw sheet shown in Fig side rods slide valve slip smoke-box speed spring stack steam-chest strap superheater tank tender throttle tire train pipe triple valve truck tubes usually valve gear valve-stem Vauclain Walschaert Walschaert Valve Gear wedges weight wheels
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