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What formulas do Diesel Electric Locomotive manufactures use when designing new Locomotives? Are there any good books on the subject? Locomotive meaning train engine. I want to understand freight engine designs not passenger. Thank you, Kevin

ok it does not give a constant torque. Thanks for the info. This is a great forum.

What am I missing?

Lets see if I can do the math. Electric impact driver with 780 ft-lbs torque and 1/4" lever but give a force of 39,000 lbs? Am I correct? My problem is I need to lift 260 lbs with a 3 ft lever arm. So, I need a torque of 780 ft-lbs. Kevin

Nice thanks for the input. Would a electric impact cordlessdriver lift 260 lbs with a 3 ft lever arm? The maximum torque of the electric impact cordless driver is 780 ft lbs.

I drew a more detailed sketch of device.

Please see attached layout.

I need to lift 300 pounds with a lever arm 3 ft long. So, I need 900 ft-lbs. A electric impact has 1100 ft-lb of nut-busting torque. Will this electric impact work? What does nut-busting mean?

vehicle engines stop pistons all the time. I vote for crank, connecting rod, piston

The Abrams military tank is a practical application of the turbine engine. The roots of the Abrams tank started with the Chrysler turbine car. The biggest drawbacks are fuel economy, cost, and emissions.

the best cvt right now is the lasted toyota hybrid synergy drive. Two electric motors, one ICE, two planetary gear sets, no clutches or bands, all gears and bearings

I am building a human lift for a vehicle. I am looking a for DC motor able to life 900 ft-lbs with a brake and the shaft is splined. Sending me a link to a company that sells this type of motor would be great. Thank you, Kevin

Petrol in a diesel engine: The petrol will combust before the piston reaches the top dead center. Internal damage will result. Diesel in a petrol engine: The engine will not start. The compression will be too low to ignite the diesel.

Try the SAE website (Society of Automotive Engineers). I think most vehicle standards come from SAE.

Can I control the speed of a ac motor cheap and easily? Is there an ac motor with awesome starting torque?