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[Andy44]

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.

 

[C3PO]

Interesting. I wish wiki had a diagram of how that works; I'm having trouble picturing it in my head.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Interesting. I wish wiki had a diagram of how that works; I'm having trouble picturing it in my head.

The Commer Knocker!

http://www.enginebuildermag.com/2014/10/ferraris-flat-twelve-dyno/

 

[Andy44]

As Bones McCoy would say: Now that is damned peculiar....

 

[C3PO]

I suppose you need that Roost blower to ensure adequate ventilation for this contraption.

 

[PhantomCruiser]

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.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

Dodge has been offering Cummins engines in pickups for quite a few years here. Not sure if they still do but probably.

Yup. Cummins TurboDiesels are a very popular package for Ram pickups. They've got a peculiar whistle to the exhaust from the turbo, and they're loud as because EVERY SINGLE DRIVER of those trucks seems to have a lead foot.

 

[mojoey]

 

[Notebook]

Re. the Commer Knocker, it was a noisy engine, probably down to the blower(Supercharger). The Roots/Rootes(seen all kinds of spelling for that) had a helical form to the two lobes, you can't see it in C3PO animation #22051 above.
Also had a venturi to form a vacuum for the diesel injector governing. Later models had a one-way device in the injector pump drive to knock it out of phase if it ran backward.
Not a good power/weight ratio, but it was compact and usually went underfloor. Popular in buses. Went away in the UK when allowed axle weights went up in commercial vehicles in 60/70's

N.

 

[kamaz]

Three Taxes for Farmers under the sky,
Seven for the Businessmen in their halls of stone,
Nine for Wage Workers doomed to die,
One for the Treasurer on his dark throne
In Ministry of Finance where the Shadows lie.
One Tax to rule them all, One Tax to find them,
One Tax to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them,
In Ministry of Finance where the Shadows lie

 

[Thunder Chicken]

I suppose you need that Roost blower to ensure adequate ventilation for this contraption.
Opposed Piston Engine with one crank. - YouTube

Roots blowers are very common on larger 2-stroke Diesels of all arrangements. You do need a fair amount of air to clear the exhaust, but it is primarily to turbocharge the air.

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I've actually spent a day in an IKEA store with a Swedish-American friend, a hilarious several hours. Damn near killed her with laughter at my attempts to pronounce the product names, butchering the King's Swedish. The packaged and prepared food section is probably the best part of the store. I'm something of a lignonberry jam addict now and it is the only place I know where to get the good stuff that is not too sweet. You can also get Swedish meatballs and macaroni and cheese, which is about as Swedish as a pizza but is very tasty on a cold day. I remember her handing me a package of dried lutfisk and saying gravely, "This is what Swedes used to eat in the good old days. The good old days must have really sucked."

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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.

Describes the technical problem in detail, avoids mass hysteria by assuring that there is no safety issue, never says word 'nuclear' once. :10sign: Well played sir!

No, wait...used 'zoomies' in a sentence :11sign::11sign::11sign:

 

[PhantomCruiser]

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).

 

[C3PO]

Windscreen viper?

 

[n122vu]

Windscreen viper?

Obscure reference to the old G.I. Joe cartoon, circa mid-80's:
"I......am de Viper."

 

[Fabri91]

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).

Duct tape is what you need!

 

[birdmanmike]

about to bite the bullet and upgrade to Win 10 - any problems with Orbiter2010 or 2016?

 

[Matias Saibene]

Windscreen viper?

 

[Urwumpe]

about to bite the bullet and upgrade to Win 10 - any problems with Orbiter2010 or 2016?

Not sure, I am also still waiting for final reports... computer is already backed up, just in case.

 

[DaveS]

Not sure, I am also still waiting for final reports... computer is already backed up, just in case.

Well, it is possible to downgrade back to your original OS if you don't like Windows 10. This option is only available for 30 days after your upgrade.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

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).

Steam leaks don't improve with age. It's only a problem when the MUF can't keep up, right? :lol: