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- From: dhepner@cup.hp.com (Dan Hepner)
- Subject: Re: Cummins
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 21:20:26 GMT
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- From: shadow@pro-haven.cts.com (Blaine Hufnagle)
-
- >% And real^2 diesels, such as those which power locomotives.
- >% Anyone know if these are naturally aspirated?
- >
- >In a word, I'd have to say NOT! Have you ever seen one of those beasts out
- >of the locomotive? They are HUGE!!!!
-
- I once saw a broken open cylinder with exposed piston after a loaded
- log truck took the side of a locomotive on at 70 MPH. More correctly,
- after the load of logs took on the side of the locomotive, the
- truck cab being insufficient to hold them back. The locomotive came
- off the track and did a 180 in the dirt, digging a 2 ft deep pond which
- partially filled with diesel fuel, but did not catch fire.
-
- >I think they measure the displacement in cubic meters....... :-)
- >-blaine
-
- Why would the size of an engine imply something about its aspiration?
-
- Dan Hepner
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