Method of electrical heating for railroad tank cars is described that makes it possible to heat contents of cars en route; tubular electric heater is adapted to serve 8000-gal sugar syrup car equipped with 10 kw generator; system maintains sugar syrup at temperature between 110-120 F during rail shipment; similarly equipped car could also carry concentrated 73% caustic; diesel generator set is mounted on top of cars.
Heated rail tank cars have diesel gen sets
Diesel Gas Engine Progress
Diesel and Gas Engine Progress ; 30 , n 3
1964
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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