ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow) (12/20/83)
Thanks to all who set me straight on how diesel locomotives work. Using the diesel to generate electricity to run the wheels seemed to me to be an inefficient way to transfer power (perhaps a 20-30% performance hit in the energy conversion vs. using the mechanical energy directly) until I noticed that the loss will be more than recouped from running the engine at continuous, constant speed. A clever scheme this diesel-electric, & robust, too. Well, thanks again. -- *** *** JE MAINTIENDRAI ***** ***** ****** ****** ken perlow ***** ***** (312)979-7261 ** ** ** ** ..ihnp4!ihuxq!ken *** ***