ブルネルの大気圧鉄道に関する研究 : 第1報,文献調査(<小特集>機械技術史・工学史,機械遺産)

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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.
一般社団法人日本機械学会の論文
2008-10-25