RUNNING QUICK-RUNNING DIESELS ON HEAVY FUEL OIL

S.E.M.T. successes with bench test and commercial-service running in excess of 5,000-h with its 1,500 rev/min PA4 engine at 1,200 hp shows that heavy fuel oil may be accepted as a normal practice despite sulphur contents of 2.5 percent. Cast-iron pistons, nitriding of liners and high-content chrome-alloy combustion inserts indicate very good life may be attained. Tests with the S.E.M.T. PA6 of very high specific-output using water-cooled injectors shows equally good results.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/9675046
• Corporate Authors:

  Broadfields (Technical Publishers) Limited

  Little Leighs
  Chelmsford, Essex CMB 1PM,   England 
• Authors:
  • Gallois, J
• Publication Date: 1974-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Rail Engineering International
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: De Rooi Publications
  • ISSN: 0141-4615

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Diesel electric locomotives; Diesel engines; Energy resources; Fuels; Locomotives; Supply
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Old TRIS Terms: Fuel shortage; Heavy fuel oil
• Subject Areas: Energy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052097
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Rail Engineering International
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1974 12:00AM