tractive force

British  

noun

1. the force measured in the drawbar of a locomotive or tractor

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Example Sentences

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.

The tractive force was, of course, the Eskimo dogs, and sledges were the means of transportation.

From The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin)

For a test load of 120 tons the tractive force is 70 lb per ton, which is sufficient for acceleration, and maintaining speed against wind pressure.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

The tractive force of paddle wheel steamers is ascertained by a dynamometer fixed on shore, to which the floating vessel is attached by a rope.

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

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