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Appendix A3 Complementary notes
Appendix A3 Complementary notes

For usual locomotive practice

v » vb » v1 » 1.9 m3 kg-1

L/D » 2 ; F1/F » 7; Fb/F » 7; W/Wb » 3.5; W1/W » 0.43; W/Wb » 1.5

(Dynamic pressure at throat)/(dynamic pressure at bell mouth(gas)) » 2.25

(Dynamic pressure at throat)/(dynamic pressure at blast pipe) » 0.185

Recovery in diffuser = 75% of dynamic pressure at throat

d1/df » 2.65 (df = equivalent diameter of the 4 nozzles)

df/d1 » 0.38 ; (F0+F)/F » 8; db/d1 » 1.07 (db = diameter of the bell mouth)

df/db » 0.35; db/df » 2.8;

(Height of mixing chamber/diameter of mixing chamber) » 2.5

(Chimney outlet diameter)/(Throat diameter) » 2; Diffuser included angle £ 12°

(Draught at tuyère plane)/(smokebox draught) » 1.4

Specific heat of steam » 0.47 cal kg-1 K-1; Specific heat of gas » 0.27 cal kg-1 K-1; Specific heat of steam/gas mixture » 0.34 cal kg-1 K-1

Steam-gas mixture temperature = 0.5(steam temp. + gas temp.)