. Official proceedings . , Vicw^ 3, was de-signed with mechanical auxiliaries. This naturally is a boon to thelocomotive builder, due to ease of assembly in the can see from the view the compactness of the arrangement,obtained with 9 in. additional length over the rail car fourcylinder engine just ])reviously shown. The air compressorfor the brakes is mounted on top of the generator, the drivefor the compressor has been taken from the end of the cam-shaft and is geared up from 450 rpm. of the camshaft to lOOdijjm. of the c()m])ressor. The (lri\e for the radiator fan is anextensi
. Official proceedings . , Vicw^ 3, was de-signed with mechanical auxiliaries. This naturally is a boon to thelocomotive builder, due to ease of assembly in the can see from the view the compactness of the arrangement,obtained with 9 in. additional length over the rail car fourcylinder engine just ])reviously shown. The air compressorfor the brakes is mounted on top of the generator, the drivefor the compressor has been taken from the end of the cam-shaft and is geared up from 450 rpm. of the camshaft to lOOdijjm. of the c()m])ressor. The (lri\e for the radiator fan is anextension of the compressor shaft. Flexible couplings for bothalignment and torsion are accommodated on each side of thecompressor. The radiator fan has eight blades unequally spacedwhich provides practically silent operation at 1000 rpm. The 95 radiators provide cooling of both the lubricating oil and thecooling water, the header at top of the radiator dispenses withthe need for a separate cooling water tank. Four of these en-. VIEW 3 gines have been applied to Icscomotives and are giving very sat-isfactory performance. Westinghouse practice is to submit the first engine of eachsize of the line to a thorough endurance test before field serviceis contemplated. This non-stop endurance test without adjust-ment whatsoever is a very severe one. For fifteen days or 360hours the engine delivers full torque at top speed followedwithout stopping with an acceleration schedule of fifteen acceleration schedule is automatically controlled, one min-ute full power at top speed and one minute idling which com-prises over 20,000 cycles. The last four hours of the 720 hoursthe engine must deliver full power at a fuel consumption withinthe contract figure. This thirty day test is equivalent to a railcar running four times non-stop across the continent. View 4 shows the eight cylinder vee engine which delivers•j-iO bhp. at 900 rpm. View 5 shows the twelve cylinder vee enginewhich is rated at
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