Operation of Railroads: Diesel-Electric Locomotives
Publisher: U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1944
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Description: TM 55-271 Operation of Railroads: Diesel-Electric Locomotives 1944-11-13
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: CHAPTER PAGE; title: 1 Introduction 1; title: 2 Elementary Electricity 7; title: 3 Ohm's Law 21; title: 4 Electrical Power Measurements 32; title: 5 Principles of a Generator 43; title: 6 Transmission Equipment 63; title: 7 Diesel Engine Cycles 93; title: 8 Combustion Principles 101; title: 9 Fuel-Injection Nozzles 116; title: 10 Fuel-Injection Pumps 127; title: 11 Lubrication and Cooling Systems 163; title: 12 Governors 181; title: 13 Supercharging and Turbo-Charging 191; title: 14 Am Filtration and Auxiliary Equipment 221; title: 15 Trucks and Mechanical Equipment 231; title: 16 Diesel Locomotive Operation and Preventative Maintenance  236; title: 17 Diesel Locomotive Application 245; title: Questions and Answers 276