Characteristics of Baldwin-Westinghouse steam turbine electric unit for Chesapeake and Ohio railway; single 6000-hp turbine drives two main generators through reduction gears; turbine is of impulse type with one velocity compounded stage followed by four single row pressure stages; reduction gears consist of single high speed pinion meshing with two 272-tooth gears, each coupled to double armature d-c generator; other details. (See also Machine Design v 20 n 5 May 1948 p 118-20; Ry Gaz v 88 n 10 Mar 5 1948 p 277-80)


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    Title :

    Turbine-electric locomotive


    Additional title:

    Int Ry Congress Assn -- Bul



    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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