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Super Shot...
Posted by natarajanc on 2011 May 16 16:05:11 +0000
Ultimate smoker!!
Posted by Abhinav Bhattacharjee on 2011 May 16 17:33:04 +0000
As Danny Morrison says, 'Smoked it'! But was this fellow with TNP previously?
Posted by Dr. Himagirish Rao on 2011 May 17 01:22:32 +0000
Whoa!!
watta smoking,great capture!!
Posted by Ujjwal Kashyap on 2011 May 18 07:04:22 +0000
Nice shot btw where was this pic taken??
Posted by Alex P. John on 2011 May 18 13:31:21 +0000
perfect......
Posted by Vrundan Shah on 2011 May 18 13:32:15 +0000
Amazing smoke. Nice capture
Posted by Arzan Kotval on 2011 May 18 14:08:38 +0000
wonderful.
Posted by Anant K Singh on 2011 May 19 12:56:25 +0000
great shot!!!
Posted by Bhaveen Patel on 2011 May 19 13:45:44 +0000
Wild and beautiful! Seems ex TNP loco
Posted by Trayambak Ojha on 2011 May 19 14:12:26 +0000
Awesome. Try sending this snap to railpictures.net
Posted by Kharad Zarir Variyava on 2011 May 21 12:02:42 +0000
WOwww. What else can I say !!
Posted by Vijay Aravamudhan on 2011 May 25 12:34:26 +0000
wow!!! beautiful shot!!!
Posted by Sameer Bhatnagar on 2011 Jun 16 03:39:35 +0000
SUPERB!!!
Beautiful Capture!!!
Posted by Sameer Bhatnagar on 2011 Jun 21 04:13:19 +0000
Golden opportunity not wasted.:-)
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But,is the quantum of smoke, an indicator to any defect in the Loco? Just curious!!!
Posted by V. Srinavasa Prasad on 2011 Jul 04 17:16:43 +0000
I am not a technical person but here goes : (this is a copy-paste job from answers.com
"Quote" Exhaust gases from a diesel engine should be colorless. Smoke of any color is a clue that it’s not running properly. Here’s what exhaust smoke tells you:
Black smoke is a sign of engine overload, a restricted air supply, or a malfunctioning injector. For some reason, excess unburned fuel is being blown out of the exhaust.
Blue smoke forms when the engine’s own lubricating oil is being burned. This can indicate worn piston rings, valve guides, or seals. The oil can also come from an air filter overfilled with oil or an excess of oil in the crankcase.
White smoke is a sign of water vapor or fuel that has been atomized but not burned. The water vapor may be present in the fuel or water may be leaking into the cylinder from the cooling system. Air in the fuel can also cause white smoke. "Unquote"
Posted by Dr.Jitendra Mulky on 2011 Jul 05 03:53:47 +0000
Whoa!!! The "Smoke" Show!! :D
Posted by Jyothish K on 2011 Jul 06 07:49:13 +0000
In case of Alco's the reason for smoke is turbo lag.
When loco is notched up, the turbo takes some time to gain RPM and till then the loco smokes.
Posted by Rahul Rao on 2011 Jul 21 17:20:25 +0000
It is only after the fifth notch that the turbo pressure builds up. This smoke seems to be a result of notching up very rapidly to the fifth notch. The smoke gets cut off as the governor cuts in. The WDM2 in the good old days had a more relaxed setting of the governor. Now a days the governors seem to be very sensitively set ( fuel economy) and cut in to prevent excess fuel consumption.
Posted by Zubin J Dotivala on 2011 Jul 22 13:24:49 +0000
Sooper!!
Posted by Ashwath Narayan B on 2011 May 16 14:30:11 +0000