Locomotive Wheel Balancing |
Common terms and phrases
A. E. WILLIAMS acting at distance amount of balance angle of divergence B.Sc balance weight C.G. BALANCING by GEORGE big end portion British Railways centre line centre of tread CLOSURE FOR FULL CLOSURE FOR RECIPROCATING connecting-rod big end coupled wheels coupling rod crankarm in wheel crankpin acting crescent crosshead cylinder engine cylinders driving distance between centre driving wheels GEORGE W hammerblow inside cylinder LOCOMOTIVE WHEEL BALANCING London Midland Region M.I.Mech MASS AT PLANE MASSES IN LBS masses per wheel McARD mid-centre opposite wheel portion with included rail reciprocating masses reciprocating weights return crank portion rod with included rotating speed steel tangent of angle trailing wheels two-cylinder inside unbalanced crankarm W,C/F WP W₁ WP W₁ WS W₁A/F W₂ Weight of connecting-rod Weight of unbalanced wheel to counter wheels and axle wheels for two-cylinder wheels inside frames wheels see Fig WP WP Wp)² Wp₁ Wp₂ Ws Ws Ws)² Ws/Wp tangent Ws₁ WS₂+WS