Review of operating principles of hydraulic transmissions of diesel locomotives, which are basically various combinations of fluid couplings, torque converters and transmission gear; description of commoner designs, such as German Voith and Maybach-Mekydro, British Vulcan-Sinclair, Swedish SRM and Indian Suri; field experience with German-built type V80 and ML4000C'C' diesel-hydraulic locomotives; suggested specification for railway hydraulic transmission fluids.


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    Title :

    European hydraulic railway transmissions


    Additional title:

    Lubrication


    Published in:

    Lubrication ; 50 , n 4


    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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