tractive force
Britishnoun
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The boiler pressure is 140 lb., and the tractive force per lb. of steam in the cylinder 102 lb.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various
The boiler pressure is 140 lb., and the tractive force per pound of mean cylinder pressure 106 lb.; the total wheel base is 14 ft.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various
They inspected the powerful gasolene engines, saw how they worked the endless belts made of plates of jointed steel, which, running over sprocket wheels, really gave the tank its power by providing great tractive force.
From Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
The tractive force per pound of mean cylinder pressure is 88.4 lb.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various
Q.--What is the amount of tractive force requisite to draw carriages on railways?
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.
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