. American engineer and railroad journal . frame. H The boiler is set at an angle of about io° with the track,in order to keep it nearly horizontal. The frames are out- visable to provide a large storage rcser\uir. and the spotselected was at Hhatgarh, where the Velwandi River joinsthe Nira. The tributary stream brings down a largeamount of water in the rainy season, and its valley abovethe junction is well adapted for a reservoir. The dam asplanned and built is across the Yelwandi, just above itsmouth, and is a work of considerable magnitude. Korthe description of the dam and the accompanying
. American engineer and railroad journal . frame. H The boiler is set at an angle of about io° with the track,in order to keep it nearly horizontal. The frames are out- visable to provide a large storage rcser\uir. and the spotselected was at Hhatgarh, where the Velwandi River joinsthe Nira. The tributary stream brings down a largeamount of water in the rainy season, and its valley abovethe junction is well adapted for a reservoir. The dam asplanned and built is across the Yelwandi, just above itsmouth, and is a work of considerable magnitude. Korthe description of the dam and the accompanying drawingwe are indebted to the Indian Kni^inecr. The , which is of niasoniy and concrete, is 3,020 , wilh a maximum height of 127 ft. above lowestfoundation and 103 ft. above the bed of the river, the widthat full supply level being 12^2 ft., and the maximum widthat base 76 ft Two waste weirs are provided, one at thesouth and one at the north end of the dam. A roadwaywith clear width of 11 ft. is constructed on the top of the. COMPOUND ; FOR A ROAD. side, and are of the plate type. The rear pair of bearing-wheels are arranged in a two-wheeled truck. The boiler barrel is 46* in. in diameter, and has 158tubes i\ in. in diameter and 7 ft. 3 in. long. The fire-boxis 36;^ in. long and 51 i in. wide, the oulside frames permit-ting this unusual width. Water is carried in two sidetanks, each holding 200 gallons. The coal-box is at therear end of the cab. The total wheel base of the bearing-wheels is II ft. fin. The total w-eight o( the engine inworking order is 45,850 lbs., of which 33,200 lbs. are ear-ned on the drivers. The high-pressure cylinders are 9 in. in diameter andthe low-pressure 15 in., both being 22 in. stroke. Thevalve gear is that ordinarily used in the Vauclain ratio of the cylinders is i : The driving-axlesare spaced 4 ft. 9; in. between centers ; the toothed driv-ing-wheels are in. in diameter, measured on thepi
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