A.R.T. had a dyno weekend for diesel trucks this past weekend. They dyno'd close to 70 trucks and this one blew it's turbo through the stack; parts of the turbo are still embedded in their ceiling. All the guys were still coated in diesel soot as of today.
Really, i just pretty much thought that was the norm for performance diesels to run that way?
Yes really. I see it every day on diesels w/o scubbers. If you guys could only see the stuff I want to talk about, you would be blown the fuck away. PFR was very close to seeing it, but the little shit decided more money was a better route to go!
-Tim
Yes really. I see it every day on diesels w/o scubbers. If you guys could only see the stuff I want to talk about, you would be blown the fuck away. PFR was very close to seeing it, but the little shit decided more money was a better route to go!
-Tim
You are right, Tim. I had to choose between working on this
and
It really was a hard decision because both were just rediculously sweet job offers that paid well and dealt with things I loved. I picked the latter just because I personally think we have to get away from oil to less finite energy form. Nuclear energy in its most advanced implementation solves many of our problems and I want to be a part of that. And yeah...the money was better too.
i would rather be by the top one if shit goes wrong ;-P
I don't know....look what happend in the tractor pull video. I think the top one would turn you to swiss cheese. The chances of the bottom one doing anything to you would be pretty minimal. I am trying to think of a way the bottom one could hurt you if something went wrong, and I cannot.
I don't know....look what happend in the tractor pull video. I think the top one would turn you to swiss cheese. The chances of the bottom one doing anything to you would be pretty minimal. I am trying to think of a way the bottom one could hurt you if something went wrong, and I cannot.
well, if the first one "goes up in flames" the colateral damage is minimal...
and i know your going to say "nuclear power is safe" but there is always a chance for a accident... i cant even remember how many times the plants on a aircraft carrier would go down.
well, if the first one "goes up in flames" the colateral damage is minimal...
and i know your going to say "nuclear power is safe" but there is always a chance for a accident... i cant even remember how many times the plants on a aircraft carrier would go down.
Ah....but the AP1000 is self regulating and doesn't rely on electronics, hydraulics, or any other failable system for its safety. All of its safety measures are based on physical laws like gravity, neutron moderation flux ect... So really, the chance of a true accident doesn't exist. Every US plant prior was fundamentally accident prone, but the safety measures were so great as to make it impossible for a hazardous problem to arise without human intervention. This plant doesn't need all the electronic gizmos to be safe (although it has them).
Last edited by The Former PFR : April 17th, 2008 at 09:59 AM.
I will agree with PFR on what to stand next to when the shit goes boom. I have been in a few test cells when a few engines have gone boom. When you shatter a diesels block, you have done good!
As for the talking about what I get to see, I simply cannot. Nondisclosure agreements have been made, and this company doesn't fuck around with enforcement of their R&D policy.
-Tim
I will agree with PFR on what to stand next to when the shit goes boom. I have been in a few test cells when a few engines have gone boom. When you shatter a diesels block, you have done good!
As for the talking about what I get to see, I simply cannot. Nondisclosure agreements have been made, and this company doesn't fuck around with enforcement of their R&D policy.
-Tim
Tim, I noticed in another thread you made refrence to working with JDAMS in the military. Do you also work on deisel Engines?
Tim, I noticed in another thread you made refrence to working with JDAMS in the military. Do you also work on deisel Engines?
I used to work for a company called Precision Laser Mfg. That is where I worked on projects for the DOD, DOE, Lockheed, etc. (Precision Laser Manufacturing)
I now design buildings, test cells, labs, etc. for Caterpillar at their technical center. (www.cat.com)
