. Electric railway review . Redondo Power Station—Placing Low-Pressure Cylinder Dur-ing Erection. Redondo Power Station—Detail of Main Steam Piping Sup-ported on Boiler Walls. arrangement of the boilers and the position of the stacks is with steam at 175 pounds pressure and 100 degrees superheat. such that the breechings are short and simple. The Mcintosh & Seymour double, combined horizontaland vertical compound condensing engines, known as the Man-hattan type, were selected. The connecting rods of the high they will develop 5,900 indicated horsepower at cut-off; indicated horsepowe
. Electric railway review . Redondo Power Station—Placing Low-Pressure Cylinder Dur-ing Erection. Redondo Power Station—Detail of Main Steam Piping Sup-ported on Boiler Walls. arrangement of the boilers and the position of the stacks is with steam at 175 pounds pressure and 100 degrees superheat. such that the breechings are short and simple. The Mcintosh & Seymour double, combined horizontaland vertical compound condensing engines, known as the Man-hattan type, were selected. The connecting rods of the high they will develop 5,900 indicated horsepower at cut-off; indicated horsepower at cut-off; and a maximum cut-off at stroke. The steam line to each high-pressure cylinder is 14 inches. Redondo Power Station—View from Above Boiler House During Construction, Showing Arrangement of iVIain Steam Piping. and low pressure cylinders of each half of these completeunits act on the same crankpin, giving the same torque asthough the cylinders were parallel and the cranks cranks on opposite ends of the shaft are placed aiiproxi- in diameter and the exhaust of each low-pressure cylinder toits independent condenser is 30 inches in diameter. The totalweight of the engines has been estimated to be approximately830,000 pounds each. These engines are fitted with the stand- November 2. 1907. ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW 731 ard Mcintosh Ac Seymour gridiron valves, the inlet valves it would be possible to operate the engine iinder approximately being equipped with a riding cut-off. half load. In accordance with the engine builders standard practice, On the center of the cranli shaft of each unit is mounted tail rods and slippers have been fitted to the high-pressure a Genera
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