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SR Merchant Navy class and Walschaerts valve gear

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Difference between SR Merchant Navy class and Walschaerts valve gear

SR Merchant Navy class vs. Walschaerts valve gear

The SR Merchant Navy class (originally known as the 21C1 class, and later informally known as Bulleid Pacifics, Spam Cans or Packets) is a class of air-smoothed 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed for the Southern Railway by Oliver Bulleid. The Walschaerts valve gear is a type of valve gear invented by Belgian railway mechanical engineer Egide Walschaerts in 1844 used to regulate the flow of steam to the pistons in steam engines.

Similarities between SR Merchant Navy class and Walschaerts valve gear

SR Merchant Navy class and Walschaerts valve gear have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Europe, Locomotive frame, Steam locomotive, Valve gear.

Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Locomotive frame

A locomotive frame is the structure that forms the backbone of the railway locomotive, giving it strength and supporting the superstructure elements such as a cab, boiler or bodywork.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a type of railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine.

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Valve gear

The valve gear of a steam engine is the mechanism that operates the inlet and exhaust valves to admit steam into the cylinder and allow exhaust steam to escape, respectively, at the correct points in the cycle.

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SR Merchant Navy class and Walschaerts valve gear Comparison

SR Merchant Navy class has 143 relations, while Walschaerts valve gear has 37. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 2.22% = 4 / (143 + 37).

References

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