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North American Sugar Co. No. 5 “Don Alvaro”
This small Consolidation was delivered to the Narcisa Estates on Cuba in 1905 for work in sugar cane plantations. It was built by Baldwin as type 10-22E for the gauge of 700 mm or 2 ft 3 1/2 in. Originally built to bu...
General
| Property | North American Sugar Co. No. 5 “Don Alvaro”Remove |
|---|---|
| Built | 1905 |
| Manufacturers | Baldwin |
| Wheel arrangement | 2-8-0 (Consolidation) |
| Gauge | 698 mm |
Dimensions and weights
| Property | North American Sugar Co. No. 5 “Don Alvaro”Remove |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 5.23 m |
| Rigid wheelbase | 3.00 m |
| Service weight | 26.5 t |
| Adhesive weight | 24 t |
| Axle load | 6 t |
| Total weight | 40.1 t |
| Water capacity | 5,678 l |
Boiler
| Property | North American Sugar Co. No. 5 “Don Alvaro”Remove |
|---|---|
| Grate area | 1.022 m² |
| Firebox surface | 4.877 m² |
| Tube heating surface | 76.692 m² |
| Evaporative heating surface | 81.569 m² |
| Total heating surface | 81.6 m² |
Power plant
| Property | North American Sugar Co. No. 5 “Don Alvaro”Remove |
|---|---|
| Driver diameter | 914 mm |
| Boiler pressure | 10.3 bar |
| Expansion type | simple expansion |
| Cylinders | two, 356 x 508 mm |
Power
| Property | North American Sugar Co. No. 5 “Don Alvaro”Remove |
|---|---|
| Power source | steam |
| Estimated power | 261 kW (355 PS) |
| Starting effort | 61.8 kN |
Calculated values
| Property | North American Sugar Co. No. 5 “Don Alvaro”Remove |
|---|---|
| Factor of adhesion | 1 : 3.82 |
| Optimal speed | 26 km/h |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 9.8 kW/t |
| Heating Surface Equivalent | 106.0 m² |
| Cylinder volume/HSE | 1 : 952.33 |
| Adhesive weight/Total | 1 : 1.10 |
| Tractive force/Heating surface | 1 : 15.81 |
| Grate area/Heating surface | 1 : 79.81 |
| Firebox/Tube surface | 1 : 15.73 |
