. The railroad and engineering journal . f, as is considered right by some experi-enced engineers, the work would be more nearly performed the resistance of the engine itself and that of the load,both being determinable, both being independent, andbeing governed by entirely different laws. The conclusions to be drawn from what has precededare obviously the following : (I.) The friction of the non-condensing engine, of theclass here described, is sensibly constant at any givenspeed, at all loads, and is, at different speeds, entirely in-dependent of the magnitude of the load. 12.) The friction
. The railroad and engineering journal . f, as is considered right by some experi-enced engineers, the work would be more nearly performed the resistance of the engine itself and that of the load,both being determinable, both being independent, andbeing governed by entirely different laws. The conclusions to be drawn from what has precededare obviously the following : (I.) The friction of the non-condensing engine, of theclass here described, is sensibly constant at any givenspeed, at all loads, and is, at different speeds, entirely in-dependent of the magnitude of the load. 12.) The friction of engines, of the type described, isvariable with variation of speed of engine, increasing asspeed increases, in some ratio as yet undetermined, butprobably different with every engine, and, for the sameengine, with every change of conditions of operation. (3.) The friction of engines increases with increase ofsteam pressure, in the case of the class here referred a probably similarly variable manner with that observed r Plate GENERAL PLAN OF 1,200,000 LBS. TESTING IVIACHINE. MAXIMUM WATER-PRESSURE 600 LBS, PER SQUARE INCH, Plate I. W*——tJiMll^ Ill If Il—WI
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