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Industrial Precision Meets Immigrant Ingenuity: The Latham Turbocharger Saga

Industrial Precision Meets Immigrant Ingenuity: The Latham Turbocharger Saga
A General Electric 7FDL-series locomotive turbocharger, weighing over a ton and used on Dash-8 and Dash-9 freight locomotives. The massive single-shaft unit combines turbine and compressor sections with an electric assist motor to spool up at low speeds, delivering the airflow needed for GE’s four-stroke diesel engines.

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