FUEL OIL COOLING DIESEL ENGINES

• Published in: Industrial Lubrication and Tribology
• Main Author: Haith, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Emerald 1966
• Subjects: Arctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eb052790; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/eb052790/full/xml; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/eb052790/full/html

IN COUNTRIES where sub‐arctic conditions can occur during the winter months, the cost of maintaining the engine jacket water above freezing point is a major item, particularly on diesel engines used for rail traction purposes. The addition of anti‐freeze to the water system is expensive and unless a close watch is kept on the concentration, trouble can occur in the way of cracked crank cases, radiator water elements, etc., etc.