. American engineer and railroad journal . - ec-centric, its two cranks are connected by a straight piece run-ning direct from one to the other. The cranks are bandedwith a steel lioop, and the pins are traversed through theircenters by an iron safety bolt. The driving-boxes are of the Raymond-IIenrard type withthree wearing strips, one of which is below and the other twoon the sides. Eacli of the driving-wheels are provided witha brake-shoe which is operated bjf the Westinghouse auto-matic apparatus. The following is a list of the principal dimensions of theengine for which, as well as for th


. American engineer and railroad journal . - ec-centric, its two cranks are connected by a straight piece run-ning direct from one to the other. The cranks are bandedwith a steel lioop, and the pins are traversed through theircenters by an iron safety bolt. The driving-boxes are of the Raymond-IIenrard type withthree wearing strips, one of which is below and the other twoon the sides. Eacli of the driving-wheels are provided witha brake-shoe which is operated bjf the Westinghouse auto-matic apparatus. The following is a list of the principal dimensions of theengine for which, as well as for the illustrations and the gen-eral description, we are indebted to the Reime Generals dexChemiiis de Fer:. CROSS-SECTION THROUGH HIGH-PRESSURE : Lengtll ■ T Widlh .3 Area 24 sq. ft. Inclination 20° 40 J*ireboj:; Heigtit inside (measuring to Die bottom of tlie mud- ( ring) -; .j jbaclc 3 i^i«^gh IbStom:::^ sf ^^•-i^ \Z{o^:J f!r I side and baclv stieets 39 . Thickness of steel S tube sheet i ^tnbes ( below tubea. Tubes (Serve) : Metal Steel. Number 133 Outside diameter Tbiekness Number of wings in each tube. Ilei<;iit of wings -\verage thickness of wings. . between tube sheets 9 Ilialing Surface : Firebox (from top of mud-ring) Tulws (inside surface) Total sq ft. Ratio of lieating surface of tubes to firebox to 1 total heating surface to grate area 1 BuUir: Outside lengtll of firebox. widtli . 7 J top 4 I bottom 3 Inside diameter of main course of shell 4 4 Length of shell 9 Thickness of shell sheets .6 Metal in shell Steel. Inside length of smoke-box 5 4.


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