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Prime Mover
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They don’t all have snow on the exhaust manifold, do they? [;)]
In 85 I toured the Victoria (Australia) Locomotive works. In one shop they had engines out on the floor in various states of repair. Some of those engines were as long as my Ford Ranger pickup. I’d still love to get a piston for a 12" bore. Turbochargers larger than a kitchen stove. Superchargers twice as large as turbocharger.
I thought that is a standard feature.
Sometimes they leave the blowed-up ones outside.
Neato 6-cylinder air compressor there.
…Isn’t that a supercharger we’re seeing in the 2 photos taken looking in to the units end…?
That is a turbocharger, although the term, supercharger, may be extendable to cover turbocharging. Generally, though, superchargers are mechanically driven rather than exhaust driven, as are turbochargers. And EMD turbochargers are somewhat of a hybrid, being driven mechanically at lower engine RPMs. I assume that the rectangular duct on the top is the exhaust discharge.
Here is another picture:
If you are talking about the Missabe engine, it is not turbo-charged.
No, I am referring to the two photos that Quentin referred to. They show a turbocharger. The misabe engine is supercharged, although that terminology may be a bit fuzzy because GM 2 cycle diesels operate on a principle that requires the mechanical blower. Whereas supercharging or turbocharging imply a supplementary feature, not essentially required for the engine to operate.
All the locomotive engines I ever saw bore traces of Beenie Weenies and other somewhat edible items that were forgotten by the crew and exploded everywhere.
Thats what I assumed, just wanted to be sure.
Yes, I understand the different applications of power between the turbo and mechanical…I was not sure which this one was “powered by”…But the point is well taken.
I see 16 cylinders … where are the other 4 ? Real locomotives have 20 !