Linguofreak
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The German standard term is "Schadenfreude" ... we are masters in it.
The English term is also schadenfreude.
The German standard term is "Schadenfreude" ... we are masters in it.
From Fabri91 post above, one of the videos shows a Dodge vehicle with a Cummins engine. I remember them as large(cc) commercial vehicle diesel engines, probably arrived in the UK in late 70's. That company still going?
I could interwebfindoutthing, but I get better responses here!
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And one of the strangest diesel engine.
Three cylinder, six pistons, horizontally opposed, underslung crank-shaft at right angle to the cylinders with rocker-arms. Direct injection, supercharger, forgot, its a two stoke!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commer_TS3
Interesting. I wish wiki had a diagram of how that works; I'm having trouble picturing it in my head.
Interesting. I wish wiki had a diagram of how that works; I'm having trouble picturing it in my head.
Dodge has been offering Cummins engines in pickups for quite a few years here. Not sure if they still do but probably.
I suppose you need that Roost blower to ensure adequate ventilation for this contraption.
Opposed Piston Engine with one crank. - YouTube
We maight have to trip our new unit (WBN2) off sooner than expected during our testing. Seems there is a leak around the condenser/hotwell area (kind of a normal thing anyway). The problem is the floor drains are clogged and the water isn't getting to the station sump.
Just heard the semi-official news from the guys who just came in from the field. One of the hotwell pumps is blowing water out of the packing.
We could easily shut the pump down, maybe reduce power to 30-35% (or even trip the turbine but keep the reactor). Drain the basement, fix the pumps and be back in business in short order. But that's just us wrench-turners thinking. I'm sure some of our managers will get all their alumni rings together and come up with some goofy solution.
Anyway - There is no danger, all the zoomies are safety contained in the reactor building. All this mess is in the turbine building basement. We ran fine last summer with a foot of water in the basement on the unit 1 side. We lost a seal on the condenser and it looked like a water-feature in sime hotel lobby.
Windscreen viper?
We did find (yet) another steam leak. Yesterday it was shooting steam about 5 feet or so, early last night it was 8-10 ft. When I left work this morning it was around 25 feet or so. Looks like a downpower is on tap for tonight maybe.
Or the management will just have a furmanite crew fix it in place (those dudes are a special kind of crazy).