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Diesel Hammers: Vulcan Series II Diesel Hammers

by Don Warrington, posted in Vulcan and Diesel Hammers

First, we need to review what we've learned from our previous posts on diesel hammers. First, the posts themselves: Diesel Hammers: Rated Striking Energy, and Should Diesel Hammers Be Derated? Diesel Hammers: Delmag, Nilens and the Method of Analysis Diesel Hammers: The Russian Hammers and Hemi-Headed Pile Drivers Diesel Hammers: Pileco Now we can discuss what we have … Continue reading Diesel Hammers: Vulcan Series II Diesel Hammers

Diesel Hammers: Delmag, Nilens and the Method of Analysis

by Don Warrington, posted in Vulcan and Diesel Hammers

The classic Delmag diesel hammer, a D-30, early 1990's. In Diesel Hammers: Some Basic Thermodynamics, and the Mean Effective Pressure it was noted that the diesel hammers were developed in Germany between the World Wars. The Germans went to war the second time with diesel hammers in hand to aid their war effort. (The U.S. did … Continue reading Diesel Hammers: Delmag, Nilens and the Method of Analysis