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Catechism of the locomotive

Chapter 55: Appendix III.
By Matthias N. Forney
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Presented in a catechetical question-and-answer format, the work offers clear, practical instruction on locomotive steam engines and their operation. It explains steam properties and thermodynamic principles, boiler design and attachments, valve gear and cylinders, running gear, adhesion and traction, friction and lubrication, combustion and fuel, train resistance, and types of locomotives. It also covers inspection, routine operation, accidents and remedies, performance and operating costs, and responsibilities of crew, with tables and plates for dimensions and properties. The language aims to make technical concepts accessible to mechanics, drivers, firemen, and students.

Appendix III.

Table Showing the Value and Properties of Various Kinds of Coal.

Designation
of Coal.		 Weight
per
cubic
foot
by
experi-
ment		 Cubic
feet
of
space
re-
quired
to stow
a ton		 Volatile
com-
bustible
matter
in 100
parts		 Fixed
carbon
in 100
parts		 Earthy
matter
in 100
parts		 Pounds
of
steam
to 1
of coal
from
212°		 Total
waste
in the
state
of
ashes
and
clinker
from
100
of coal		 Weight
of
clinker
alone
from
100
of coal		 Av.
weight
in lbs.
of un-
burnt
coke
left on
grate
after
each
experi-
ment		 Steam
from
212°
from
1 of
com-
bustible
matter
Beaver Meadow, slope No. 3 Pa. 54 .93 40 .78 2 .38 88 .94 7 .11 9 .21 11 .96 1 .01 112 .4 10 .462
Beaver Meadow, slope No. 5 Pa. 56 .19 39 .86 2 .66 91 .47 5 .15 9 .88 6 .74 0 .60 61 .2 10 .592
Forest improvement Pa. 53 .66 41 .75 3 .07 90 .75 4 .41 10 .06 6 .97 0 .81 40 .2 10 .807
Peach Mountain Pa. 53 .79 41 .64 2 .96 89 .02 6 .13 10 .11 6 .97 3 .03 26 .6 10 .871
Lehigh Pa. 55 .32 40 .50 5 .28 89 .15 5 .56 8 .93 7 .22 1 .08 36 .1 9 .626
Lackawanna Pa. 48 .89 45 .82 3 .91 87 .74 6 .35 9 .79 8 .93 1 .24 57 .2 10 .764
Lyken’s Valley Pa. 48 .56 46 .13 6 .88 83 .84 9 .25 9 .46 12 .24 4 .40 18 .0 10 .788
Beaver Meadow (Navy Yard) Pa. 55 .08 40 .65 ... ... 8 .10 9 .08 8 .10 1 .40 107 .1 9 .881
Natural coke of Virginia Va. 46 .64 48 .03 12 .44 75 .08 11 .83 8 .47 18 .46 5 .31 60 .9 10 .389
Coke of Midlothian coal Va. 32 .70 68 .50 ... ... 16 .55 8 .63 16 .54 10 .51 53 .2 10 .343
Coke of Neff’s (Cumberland) coal Md. 31 .57 70 .95 ... ... 13 .34 9 .00 13 .34 3 .55 43 .7 10 .381
Mixture ¹⁄₅ Cumb. and ⁴⁄₅ Beaver Meadow   54 .29 41 .26 ... ... 8 .88 8 .86 8 .88 4 .91 9 .5 9 .725
Mixture ¹⁄₅ Cumb. and ⁴⁄₅ Beaver Meadow   54 .51 41 .09 ... ... 8 .18 9 .18 8 .18 3 .09 16 .0 9 .997
New York and Maryland Mining Company’s Md. 53 .70 41 .71 12 .31 73 .50 12 .40 9 .78 12 .71 5 .43 10 .1 11 .208
Neff’s Cumberland Md. 54 .29 41 .26 12 .67 74 .53 10 .34 9 .44 10 .96 4 .53 6 .1 10 .604
Easby’s “coal in store” Md. 53 .47 41 .90 14 .98 76 .26 8 .08 10 .02 8 .38 1 .33 18 .2 10 .935
Atkinson & Templeman’s Md. 52 .92 42 .33 15 .53 76 .69 7 .33 10 .70 7 .96 2 .12 5 .1 11 .624
Easby & Smith’s Md. 51 .16 43 .78 15 .52 74 .29 9 .30 9 .96 9 .69 3 .04 5 .3 11 .034
Cumberland (Navy Yard) Md. 53 .29 42 .04 14 .87 70 .85 14 .98 ... 14 .53 2 .29 13 .5 ...
Dauphin & Susquehanna Pa. 50 .54 44 .32 13 .82 74 .24 11 .49 9 .34 16 .36 3 .50 23 .7 11 .171
Blossburg Pa. 53 .05 42 .22 14 .78 73 .11 10 .77 9 .72 11 .20 3 .40 13 .7 10 .956
Lycoming Creek Pa. 55 .38 40 .45 13 .84 71 .53 13 .96 8 .91 16 .92 3 .26 46 .2 10 .724
Quin’s Run Pa. 50 .34 44 .50 17 .97 72 .79 8 .41 10 .27 8 .94 1 .31 14 .7 11 .275
Karthaus Pa. 52 .54 42 .63 19 .53 73 .77 7 .00 9 .09 7 .89 3 .66 52 .5 9 .887
Cambria County Pa. 53 .46 41 .90 20 .52 69 .37 9 .15 9 .24 9 .75 3 .48 14 .8 10 .239
Barr’s Deep Run Va. 53 .17 42 .13 19 .78 67 .96 10 .47 9 .02 11 .07 4 .78 6 .4 10 .142
Crouch & Snead’s Va. 53 .59 41 .80 24 .38 59 .98 14 .28 8 .34 14 .34 5 .37 6 .0 9 .740
Midlothian (900 feet shaft) Va. 50 .52 44 .34 27 .28 61 .08 10 .47 8 .58 10 .70 6 .47 5 .9 9 .611
Creek Company’s coal Va. 46 .50 48 .17 32 .47 60 .30 8 .57 8 .42 8 .64 4 .41 10 .5 9 .211
Clover Hill Va. 45 .49 49 .25 32 .21 56 .83 10 .13 7 .67 10 .60 3 .86 11 .5 8 .588
Chesterfield Mining Company’s Va. 45 .55 49 .18 32 .63 58 .79 8 .63 9 .00 9 .07 4 .19 10 .5 9 .896
Midlothian (average) Va. 54 .04 41 .45 29 .86 53 .01 14 .74 8 .29 14 .83 8 .82 6 .4 9 .741
Tippecanoe Va. 45 .10 49 .67 34 .54 54 .62 9 .37 7 .75 9 .72 4 .03 11 .2 8 .583
Midlothian (new shaft) Va. 47 .90 46 .76 35 .77 56 .40 9 .44 8 .75 10 .26 4 .21 17 .1 9 .751
Midlothian (screened) Va. 45 .72 48 .99 34 .70 54 .06 9 .66 8 .94 10 .27 3 .33 14 .8 9 .970
Midlothian (Navy Yard) Va. 54 .47 41 .13 29 .12 56 .11 14 .14 ... ... 4 .42 43 .2 ...
Pictou (from New York) N. S. 53 .55 41 .83 27 .83 56 .98 13 .39 8 .41 13 .37 6 .13 5 .7 9 .710
Sidney N. S. 47 .44 47 .22 23 .81 67 .57 5 .49 7 .99 6 .01 2 .24 5 .9 8 .497
Pictou (Cunards) N. S. 49 .25 45 .48 25 .97 60 .74 12 .51 8 .48 12 .06 6 .19 3 .7 9 .648
Liverpool Eng. 47 .88 46 .78 39 .96 54 .90 4 .62 7 .48 5 .04 1 .86 11 .1 8 .255
Newcastle Eng. 50 .82 44 .08 35 .83 57 .00 5 .40 8 .66 5 .68 3 .14 10 .7 9 .178
Scotch Scotland 51 .09 43 .84 39 .19 48 .81 9 .34 6 .95 10 .10 5 .63 5 .7 7 .719
Pittsburg Pa. 46 .81 47 .85 36 .76 54 .93 7 .07 8 .20 8 .25 0 .94 9 .9 8 .942
Cannelton Ind. 47 .65 47 .01 33 .99 58 .44 4 .97 7 .34 5 .12 1 .64 6 .4 7 .734
Dry Pine Wood   21 .01 106 .02 ... ... 0 .30 4 .69 0 .30 ... ... 4 .707