Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886Various
Science
Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886
Various
Science -- Periodicals
No. of places No. of lb. of
Description of motor. indicated on fuel consumed
the cars, per Consumption per places
mile run. of fuel. indicated
per mile run.
lb.
Electric 80,203.5 14,786 0.18
Rowan 148,399.6 14,498 0.09
Wilkinson 119,085.1 22,000 0.18
Krauss 108,983.9 22,726 0.20
Compressed air 128,189.3 90,420 0.69
TABLE IV.
Description of motor. No. of seats per No, of lb. of
mile run. Consumption fuel consumed
of fuel. per seat
per mile run.
lb.
Electric 61,591.2 14,786 0.23
Rowan 135,928.8 14,498 0.10
Wilkinson 93,965.6 22,000 0.23
Krauss 86,039.9 22,726 0.25
Compressed air 132,732.7 90,420 0.66
As regards the figures in these tables, it is to be observed that the
consumption of fuel for the electric car is, to a certain extent, an
estimate; because the engine which furnished the electricity to the motor
also supplied electricity for electric lights, as well as for an
experimental electric motor which was running on the lines of tramway,
but was not brought into competition.
20. Minimum consumption of oil, of grease, tallow, etc. (the same
conditions as in No. 19).
TABLE V.
Total Consumption
Total consumption of oil, tallow,
Description of number of of etc.,
motor. miles run. oil, tallow, per train mile
etc. run.
lb.
Electric 2,358.9 99.0 0.038
Rowan, steam 2,616.9 106.7 0.038
Krauss, steam 2,457.8 188.5 0.073
Wilkinson, steam 2,473.3 255.4 0.101
Compressed air 2,259.1 585.2 0.255
In addition to these considerations, it was thought useful to investigate
the quantity of water consumed in the case of those engines which used
steam. The experiments made on this point showed as the consumption of
water:
Gallons per mile.
Rowan 0.75
Compressed air 1.06
Wilkinson 5.89
Krauss 6.52
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