P. W. B. Semmens (Formerly Deputy Head of the National Railway Muse, A. J. Goldfinch (Plant Formerly Electrification and Machinery Engi

How Steam Locomotives Really Work

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Produktbeschreibung

Describing the anatomy and physiology of the steam train, this work covers engine design, converting fuel into mechanical traction, and the function and design of the various components of the engine.

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Produktdetails

• Popular Science
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 378g
• ISBN-13: 9780198607823
• ISBN-10: 0198607822
• Artikelnr.: 21925753

Autorenporträt

Peter Semmens was formerly Deputy Head of the highly popular National Railway Museum in York from 1974, and has been active for many years in the popularization of science and technology. He has written 33 books on trains and railways, and in 1990 he was appointed Chief Correspondent of The Railway Magazine, having written the monthly 'Railway Practice and Performance' for many years. Alan Goldfinch was Chief Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, British Rail Eastern Region, until he retired in 1989.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Why use steam?
2: Burning the fuel
3: Raising steam
4: Using the steam
5: Transmitting the power
6: The locomotive as a vehicle
7: The steam locomotive at work
8: Brakes
9: Designing a steam locomotive
Index