----- Original Message ----- > From: John Dallman <[email protected]> > > On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 7:41 PM, Onno Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > Re [COGAG], wikipedia seems to disagree on the Arleigh Burke. >>> I see it listed with four gas turbines and two shafts. While COGAG >>> isn't specifically mentioned, I think it's a logical > assumption. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_gas_and_gas >> doesn't list it. >> >> Absence of evidence is no evidence of absence, but google gives >> no good hit, either. Not enough google-fu, maybe. > > COGAG is sometimes used to mean that a ship has two different models > of gas turbine for cruising and sprinting. The Arleigh Burkes have > four turbines, all the same model, but I bet they can declutch one > from each shaft.
Hmm. The way I wrote it, COGAG means 'gas and gas' -- all turbines on a shaft must be run. COGOG -- 'gas or gas' means they don't have to both run at the same time. Brandon _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
