modern steam locomotive developments

The hard starting problems of diesel engines in below zero / freezing temperatures originate from two factors. One is the original cold air being drawn in to the turbocharger and compressed in to the engine?s cylinder head. The second is the fuel itself, can also be cold which sub zero / freezing temperature fuel is sprayed in to the cold engine?s combustion chamber, where it mixes using the cold air drawn thru turbocharger. Awarded a UK patent, Senior’s PURe® range of energy-efficient aluminium windows and doors is the first on the UK market to benefit from an enhanced thermal barrier manufactured from expanded polyurethane foam (PUR). Traditionally used in cladding and insulation products, the innovative use of PUR as a thermal barrier in windows and doors gives the PURe ® range the potential to achieve U-values as low as 0.71W/m2 K when calculated as a commercial CEN standard window and 0.93W/m2 K when calculated as a CEN standard door. This picture amazingly captures the think layer of clouds over the valley nearby the south of Lake Como, northern Italy. In the above image, the dense cloud hides almost the valley leaving some artificial lights that will make the location like an opaque blanket. The village over distance is clearly seen out from the blanket.