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Heat to be dissipated in an hydraulic transmission - use of engine intake air (IM-APT-012)

Last updated on 13 December 2013 2:06

If a single shaft Gas Turbine were to be used for rail traction an hydraulic transmission could be used to provide for the range of wheel speeds. Assuming such a drive to be 80% efficient, up to 20% of the installed power must be dissipated, mostly as heat. To avoid...

Author(s): Pooley R A

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1967

United Kingdom

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