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10,950-hp "Western Chief" diesel powered 1500-ton suction dredge is completing excavation at Fort Randall dam in South Dakota; each of six 1600 hp diesel engines drives 1200 kw d-c generator; 450-hp engines drive 300 kw d-c and a-c generators; main pump has 36-in. suction and 30-in. discharge and can pass solids 18 in. in diam; components were delivered from 31 manufacturers and dredge was assembled at dam site.
10,950-hp "Western Chief" diesel powered 1500-ton suction dredge is completing excavation at Fort Randall dam in South Dakota; each of six 1600 hp diesel engines drives 1200 kw d-c generator; 450-hp engines drive 300 kw d-c and a-c generators; main pump has 36-in. suction and 30-in. discharge and can pass solids 18 in. in diam; components were delivered from 31 manufacturers and dredge was assembled at dam site.
Teamwork builds most powerful dredge
Eng News-Rec
Erickson, O.P. (author)
Engineering News-Record ; 147
1951
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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