 | | Re: Flywheels in LU (was Re: what is the use of a caboose? —Frank Filz
| | | | (...) I thought they were using flywheels in diesels, but I couldn't find too much. Most of the braking power though is supplied not by charging a battery, but by dissipating the energy through resistors (some portion of those cooling fans are (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Flywheels in LU (was Re: what is the use of a caboose? —Larry Pieniazek
| | | | | | (...) I hadn't heard of ANYONE doing this for any serious energy storage (most reciprocating engines use flywheels to smooth out the motion generated, of course, but this would be different). Do you have any info on where you heard this? (...) Some (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Flywheels in LU (was Re: what is the use of a caboose? —Christopher Tracey
| | | | | (...) other fallen flag railroads' reference site: (URL) halfway down this page, you find operator manuals for the S-1, S-2, RS-1,C420, E-8, F-7, GP-7, GP-35 and several U-series locomotives. Neat stuff. -chris (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.trains)
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