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Forum: Military Aviation

4th Aug 2016, 00:11

Replies: 48

Rear Admiral Parry does not hold back re the engine problems on the latest destroyers

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Posted By msbbarratt

It turns out that the major contributor to charge...

It turns out that the major contributor to charge heating is the heat transferred from the turbine to the impeller.

The current Mercedes F1 engine separates the turbine from the impeller by a long...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Aug 2016, 21:40

Replies: 48

Rear Admiral Parry does not hold back re the engine problems on the latest destroyers

Views: 13,446

Posted By msbbarratt

I think wageslave is forgetting that the air also...

I think wageslave is forgetting that the air also gets compressed in the cylinder, which is the last stage of compression in the piston engine, and comes after the radiator commonly referred to as an...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Aug 2016, 21:04

Replies: 48

Rear Admiral Parry does not hold back re the engine problems on the latest destroyers

Views: 13,446

Posted By msbbarratt

@esa_aardvark, Given the impressive...

@esa_aardvark,

Given the impressive efficiencies (they come within a nat's whisker of the theoretical 50% limit) that are achieved by the modern large ship diesel engines, there's nothing left...

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