Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Diesel engine

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

Back when I was working in the gas fields we had a compressor that had
to be cranked over by hand.  It wasn't diesel, but Natural Gas.  Anyhow,
we had to rotate the flywheel *backwards* to the point where the
compressor itself put significant resistance to the engine.  Let it go
(usually after 3/4 turn of the flywheel), and the suction we had created
in the compressor would literally suck start the engine.  Ran like crap
for the first few moments everytime, but after that it'd stay running
literally for months on end.  It was a large engine.  Too big to use for
a wheeled vehicle.
Carl


Warren Greenway wrote:
> 
> Normally compressed air is used to start large
> diesels.
> There was a very large motor on the flywheel in the
> pics
> but that may not have been for anything other then
> assembly. I would love to tour that factory!
> 
> Warren.
> 
> --- Ron <ronleonard@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > I'm just wondering what you use to start this beast.
> > You can't just
> > connect a giant starter motor to the flywheel.
> > Perhaps a smaller diesel?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org] On
> > Behalf Of peter
> > mckellar
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 11:00 PM
> > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > Subject: Re: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Diesel engine
> >
> >
> > Hi all (Carl),
> >
> > Ive seen one of these, or something of vrey similar
> > dimensions.  It was
> > in a basement cavern of a special built Disaster
> > Recovery Centre for
> > many government departments in ACT, Australia.
> >
> > As a UPS, it would kick in when the power died and
> > on the top floor you
> > could feel the building start falling into harmony
> > with the stroke.  It
> > put a smile on most of the chicks in any meetings we
> > held there :)
> >
> > Interestingly (and im not sure what it says about
> > people in general),
> > the local mythology was this non-descript building,
> > built behind a
> > telephone exchange, was a 'secret' ASIO (read CIA)
> > hideout.  :)
> >
> > peter
> >
> > > That's the ticket!  man, what is the purpose of
> > having something that
> > big?  Maybe for power generation?
> >
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