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Add support for accelerated release reservoir, rewrite quick service to be more accurate
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Source/Documentation/Manual/physics.rst

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@@ -3265,7 +3265,9 @@ MaxAuxilaryChargingRate and EmergencyResChargingRate.
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Speeds up emergency application along the entire train. (default 0)
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- ``Wagon(ORTSEmergencyResQuickRelease`` -- Set to 1 (default 0) to enable quick release,
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in which emergency reservoir air is used to increase the brake pipe pressure
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during release. Remains active until aux res has recharged.
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during release. Remains active until aux res has recharged. For systems with a
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dedicated quick release reservoir but without higher brake cylinder pressure in
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emergency, set this to 2 to disable use of the emergency res for brake cylinder pressure.
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- ``Wagon(ORTSMainResPipeAuxResCharging`` -- Boolean value that indicates,
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for twin pipe systems, if the main reservoir pipe is used for charging the auxiliary
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reservoirs. Alternately, if equipped with a supply reservoir, the supply reservoir
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cylinder pressure reaches the pressure specified here (default 0,
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which disables quick service).
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- ``Wagon(ORTSQuickServiceApplicationRate`` -- Optional setting for brake cylinder
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application rate during quick service, can be used to increase speed of initial
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application rate used during quick service, can be used to increase speed of initial
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applications. Has no effect if set lower than ``MaxApplicationRate`` (default 0).
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- ``Wagon(ORTSQuickServiceVentRate`` -- Optional ability for the brake pipe
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pressure to be locally reduced at the specified rate while quick service is active
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(default 0).
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- ``Wagon(ORTSQuickServiceVentRate`` -- Dramatically speeds up propagation of initial
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applications by venting the wagon brake pipe pressure at the specified rate until
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an initial application has been established (default 0).
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- ``Wagon(ORTSAcceleratedApplicationFactor`` -- Triple valves can speed up applications
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by measuring the rate of brake pipe reduction, multiplying the reduction
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by the factor specified here, then locally venting that amount of brake pipe air.

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