Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives (1916) (14774296314)

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Title: Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives

Year: 1916 (1910s)

Authors: Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- (from old catalog)

Subjects: Locomotives

Publisher: Chicago, F. J. Drake & co., pub. for Sears, Roebuck & co.

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

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oil-burninglocomotives in the United States in 1916 was estimatedat 2,500. The following are claimed as advantages of oil overcoal as fuel: (1) Less ziaste of fuel. With ordinarily constructedlocomotives, working pretty hard and using a violent ex-haust, it is estimated that from 15 to 25 per cent ofthe coal escapes combustion, but with oil the combustionis practically complete. (2) Economy in handling fuel. Oil can be run intotank on tender from standpipe, same as water, and sup-plied to firebox by turning a valve always within fire-mans reach. OIL BURNING LOCOMOTIVES 474e (3) Economy in handling ashes. With oil, there areno ashes to handle. (4) Economy in handling engines at terminals. Esti-mated as at least 50 per cent less than the cost of handlingcoal-burners. (5) Diminished repairs to locomotives, especially fire-box repairs. It is only fair to note that in the case ofoil-burning locomotives the firebox and flues are subjectedto very severe punishment, and it is exceptional when

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Figure 223a. Details of Oil-Burning Furnace. an engine will run two years without renewing firebox,or longer than twelve months with a set of flues. It isalmost useless to attempt to patch side-sheets, for theheat is so intense that the extra thickness of metal pre-vents the heat from being taken up by the water, andthe patch is soon burned. The side sheets in an oil-burnercrack most frequently immediately back of the arch, evi- 474f LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING dently because of the heat being most intense at that partof the firebox. (6) Economy in cleaning engines, due to absence ofsmoke and cinders around engine. (7) Less waste of steam at safety valve. It is esti-mated that in ordinary locomotive practice the waste ofsteam at the safety valve (which is equivalent to a wasteof fuel) is about 5 per cent; but on an oil-burning loco-motive, with proper care on the part of the fireman, thereneed be no waste of steam at all at the valve. (8) Economy in cleaning ballast. Cinders thrownfrom sta

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