Title :
Four turbo locomotives that were built by Baldwin-Westinghouse and what went wrong
Author :
Stephens, James O. ; Knight, C.E.
Author_Institution :
Westinghouse So Philadelphia Works, PA, USA
Abstract :
This paper explains what went wrong with four types of turbo locomotive, and predicts for two of them what corrections could be made in the locomotive design and yet experience minimum risk. The four locomotives were the Pennsylvania Rairoad S-2 steam turbine noncondensing locomotive design, the Cheasapeake and Ohio steam turbine electric locomotive, Norfolk Southern´s 4500 HP steam turbine electric, and the high speed gas turbine steam injected locomotive of 4500 HP-the Blue Goose
Keywords :
gas turbines; locomotives; steam turbines; Baldwin-Westinghouse; Blue Goose; Cheasapeake and Ohio steam turbine electric locomotive; Norfolk Southern´s 4500 HP steam turbine electric; Pennsylvania Rairoad S-2; high speed gas turbine steam injected locomotive; steam turbine noncondensing locomotive; turbo locomotives; Boilers; Cameras; Diesel engines; Engineering management; Floods; Pistons; Railway engineering; Testing; Turbines; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Railroad Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE/ASME Joint
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0963-4
DOI :
10.1109/RRCON.1993.292968
