The Proceedings of the Tecnology and Society Conference
Online ISSN : 2432-9487
2007
Session ID : 102
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102 Making a Model of Brunel's Brunel's Atmospheric Railway and Its Performance
Yasuyuki SHIRAI, Kenkichi SATO, Takuro AKASAKA
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The working model of Brunel's atmospheric railway was made and demonstrated at a museum event and a university festival event. The atmospheric railway was worked in England for a half year in 1848. The system of the railway is interested in due to very simple principal but the mechanism is complicated. The working model is, therefore, good for us because of understanding the principal and mechanism through hand-made work. In the events, children, also adults, well enjoyed watching and playing with the working model. In the present report we summarized the detail of the model, such as materials, sizes and shapes, parts, performances, problems, and further tasks for application.
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© 2007 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
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