. Official proceedings . o fuelscan have ai)i)arently identical physical characteristics and meetthe specification in every respect and yet their reactions on theengine from a wear and tear standpoint may be widely different. The water used for cooling may have corrosion characteris-tics. Methods of engine o])eration and maintenance may becontrary to what he visualized. His design may be criticizedbut invariably he lives this down by correction of some of thesefield factors. I now propose with the aid of slitles to describe the West-inghouse line of four cycle engines, I will purposely refrain
. Official proceedings . o fuelscan have ai)i)arently identical physical characteristics and meetthe specification in every respect and yet their reactions on theengine from a wear and tear standpoint may be widely different. The water used for cooling may have corrosion characteris-tics. Methods of engine o])eration and maintenance may becontrary to what he visualized. His design may be criticizedbut invariably he lives this down by correction of some of thesefield factors. I now propose with the aid of slitles to describe the West-inghouse line of four cycle engines, I will purposely refrainfrom entering into the technicalities of these designs bearing inmind that your primary interest is one of the suitability ofthese engines for railroad use. the correction of faults experi- enced in the earlier units insofar as they affected maintenanceand availability. View 1 shows the six cylinder engine which is entirelyof Westinghouse design, it delivers 400 bhp. at 900 rpm. witha piston speed of 1800 ft. per VIEW I The weight of this unit is 30 lb. per hp. excluding thegenerator and 45 lb. per hp. with the generator. The generaldimensions are 13 it. 8 in. overall with a maximum height ofr» ft. 8 in. and an overall width of 4 ft. 2 in. These dimensions,as you can realize, permit ready accessibility in the rail car andlocomotive. Thirteen of these engines have .seen service in railcars and eight in switching locomotives totaling to date two■iiillion rail car miles and one hundred and twenty-five thou-sand locomotive hours. These six cylinder units were the foundation on which theother engines of the line were based. View 2 shows the four cylinder engine as designed forrail car use. It is of 26,5 bhp. which makes it suitable forDiesel conversions of existing gas electric equipments. This isa field which shows considerable promise in many instances inview of the economic advantages. This engine weighs hp. without the generator and 5G lb. with the genera
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