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Canadian oil firing practice

George William (Bill) Newport — Thu, 23 May 2013 04:39:28 GMT

Bunker C as as fuel in steam a locomotive or a ship, needs to be heated all the time, Bunker C is very thick and will not pump cold, when storing or

Re: Canadian oil firing practice

davelathrop@... — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:47:47 GMT

There may be an archive of specifications and drawings from the locomotive works or from the railroad.....or peprhaps from a third party like Hardford Steam

Re: Canadian oil firing practice

Robert Samson — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:30:14 GMT

Gentlemen I am associated with the 2141 consolidation locomotive with the Kamloops Heritage Railway Society; we are at a cusp in her existence as an

Re: Polish Steamers

Herbert — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:24:54 GMT

Hi Dave, Mein Gott! They must have just coupled off a VERY heavy train? Cheers, OP

Re: Polish Steamers

Michael Guy — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:34:06 GMT

Already did. Michael http://www.trha.ca

Re: Polish Steamers

Arno Martens — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:08 GMT

Forward it to TRHA. -- Arno Tue, 21 May 2013 22:23:23 -0400, Michael Guy ,

Re: Polish Steamers

Michael Guy — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:23:53 GMT

Thanks Dave, that brings back good memories. Michael http://www.trha.ca

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dave pierson — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:12:35 GMT

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Re: Canadian oil firing practice

davelathrop@... — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:48:18 GMT

Hey Chris, good to hear from you and many thinks for your information. An Australian friend has some actual test data (!) on a few different permutations of

Re: Canadian oil firing practice

rrsteamer@... — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:09:16 GMT

I wish I had the CPR engineering design criteria for the rear mounted nozzle. I heard a few reasons among which were, the brick arch helped the draft flow and

Re: Sad news - Kenneth Chenard

Arno Martens — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:27:06 GMT

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:47:05 -0000, "Robert M." , ... Thanks, I passed it on to interested parties. -- Arno

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John Rhodes — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:13:01 GMT

The triple back was Wardales original plan for the 5AT but he was concerned that the draft would suck the flame over the arch and eliminate the S shaped flame

Re: Canadian oil firing practice

davelathrop@... — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:00:23 GMT

Actually....the rear mounted burner triples back on itself - to the throat, up the arch, then back to the tube sheet. The cooling is heat transfer to the

Re: Canadian oil firing practice

Joseph Cliffe — Tue, 21 May 2013 09:14:08 GMT

Dave The basic principle for oil firing is that a longer flame path is required, and a long narrow box is preferred. This however, is not the usual case with

Re: Sad news - Kenneth Chenard

Robert M. — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:47:12 GMT

... I have this, from one of the local papers: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/southofboston-ledger/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=164905259#fbLoggedOut