Westinghouse Brakes
Transcript of Westinghouse Brakes
WestinghouseBrakes
TheProblem:Rapidlyandreliablystoppingtrains
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Westinghouse’sfirstairbrake(1869)
Imperfections
• Slowtransferofairpressuretotherearwardcarsinlongtrainssubstantiallyincreasedthetimenecessarytostopthetrains• Abreakinthechainofcouplingsbetweenthecarswouldmakeitimpossibletosetthebrakesonanyofthecars
AuxiliaryreservoirSource:http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/technology/railroad/equipment/airbrake.htm
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Traincar
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BothWestinghouseandBoydendevelopimprovementsdesignedtoredirectsomeoftheairfromthebrakepipetotheauxiliaryreservoirinanemergency
Source:“TrainAccidentArt,”https://fineartamerica.com/art/train+accident?page=2