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- From: koziarz@halibut.nosc.mil (Walter A. Koziarz)
- Subject: Re: Soviet Air-cooled diesel engines
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.143547.15434@nosc.mil>
- Sender: usenet@nosc.mil (Network News)
- Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
- References: <1993Jan4.233442.7561@wixer.cactus.org>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 14:35:47 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan4.233442.7561@wixer.cactus.org> will@wixer.cactus.org (Bill Staniewicz) writes:
-
- >I was just watching C-span today and they featured a
- >soviet engine company on the Moscow Evening News.
-
- >They produce air-cooled diesel engines that are claimed
- >to out perform the liquid cooled variety and can operate
- >at extremely high and low temperatures. Also, they are
- >supposed to be cheaper.
-
- >Did anyone see this program and have any comments to these
- >claims? Also, would anyone know the name of this company
- >and some information about the engines?
-
- didn't see the program... but doesn't sound like anything new... the U.S.
- imported Soviet-made farm tractors (Belarus) powered by air-cooled Diesels back
- in the early 1970s... also, a little earlier, Deutz tractor were imported from
- W. Germany -- these were powered by an aircooled Diesel that used *no*
- headgasket which bears a *striking* outward resemblance to the Belarus engine.
- I don't know for certain whether Belarus purchased Deutz engines, however. But
- in the time that has elapsed, the Soviets *certainly* could have tooled-up and
- be building copies of the Deutz engine, anyway.
-
- Actually, aircooling of a Diesel makes sense... a properly designed Diesel will
- reject very little waste heat compared to a gas-pig (lower internal losses due
- to lower piston speed, etc...).
-
- Walt K.
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