A Study on Brunel's Atmospheric Railway (1st Report, Reforences Survey)

Autor:	Yasuyuki Shirai, Sumiyoshi Mizokami, Kenkichi Sato
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Engineering Atmospheric pressure Meteorology business.industry Mechanical Engineering Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Pressure difference law.invention Piston Mechanics of Materials law business Bar (unit) Marine engineering Front (military)
Zdroj:	TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS Series C. 74:2418-2422
ISSN:	1884-8354 0387-5024
DOI:	10.1299/kikaic.74.2418
Popis:	The atmospheric railway is a railway in the 19th century driven by air pressure. The Brunel's atmospheric railway (BAR) directed by the great engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) was the longest distance commercial application in England. The traction force of the BAR was the pressure difference between front and rear faces of the piston in a pipeline laid between the rails. The BAR was an environment-friendly railway which could run under no-noise, no smoke, and no soot, because it was powered by stational steam engines. The atmospheric system has also an advantage in running on steeper gradient railways. The present paper has introduced the early applications of the atmospheric and pneumatic systems in Ireland, England, France, etc.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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