Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 135 pages of information about Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 135 pages of information about Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884.
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----------+------+------------ | L | | | | | | | | | o | | Train | | | | Consumption | | | c | | alone. | | | | Including | | Date.| o | | | | | | Lighting up.| | 1883.| m | |----+-----| | | | | Cost | | o |Train|Num-| | Dis-| Car | | | of |Atmospheric | t | |ber |Gross|tance|miles.| Fuel. |-------+-----| fuel |temperature | i | | of |load.| run.| | | | Per | per | and | v | |Loa-| | | | | Total |train| train| weather. | e | |ded | | | | | |mile.| mile.| | . | |cars| | | | | | | | -----+---+-----+----+-----+-----+------+-----------+-------+
-----+------+------------ | | | No.| Tons|Miles| | | | |Pence.| -----+---+-----+----+-----+-----+------+-----------+-------+
-----+------+------------ | 8|32-23| 25 | 400 | 388 | 9,700|Anthracite.| 31799 |81.90|11.957|-17 deg. to -18 deg. | |32-23| | | | | | lb. | lb. | | Reau., Feb.| | | | | | | | | | | equiv. to 8 | |24-21| | | | | | | | |-6 deg. to -81/2 deg. | 14|24-21| 25 | 400 | 388 | 9,700|Bituminous |37557.5|96.53|14.093| Fah. | | | | | | | Coal. | lb. | lb. | | | 7|26-29| 25 | 400 | 194 | 4,830|Petroleum | 9462 |48.77| 5.487| Strong | | | | | | refuse. | lb. | lb. | | side wind. -----+---+-----+----+-----+-----+------+-----------+-------+
-----+------+------------ | 24|32-23| 25 | 400 | 194 | 4,850|Anthracite.|12639.5|65.15| 9.512|-5 deg. to -9 deg.  March| | | | | | | | lb. | lb. | | Reau., 6 | 21|24-21| 25 | 400 | 194 | 4,850|Wood, in | 1071.8| 5.52| 8.5 | equiv. to | | | | | | | billets. | c. ft.|c. ft| | 21 deg. to 12 deg. | | | | | | | | | Fah. | 23|26-27| 25 | 400 | 194 | 4,850|Petroleum | 7228 |37.28| 4.188| Light | | | | | | refuse. | lb. | lb. | | side wind. -----+---+-----+----+-----+-----+------+-----------+-------+
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Prices of fuel: 
  Petroleum refuse, 21s. per ton; Anthracite and bituminous coal, 27s. 3d. per ton;
  Wood, in billets, 42s. per cubic sajene = 343 cubic feet;
    equivalent to 1.47d. per cubic foot.

Dimensions of locomotives: 
  Cylinders, 18 1/8 in. diam. and 24 in. stroke; Wheels, 4 feet 3 in. diam.;
  Total heating surface, 1,248 sq. feet:  Total adhesion weight, 36 tons;
  Boiler pressure, 8 to 9 atm.

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