Re: More cold water in a hot boiler
Author: Big Boy
Date: 05-04-2019 - 23:40
Negin Wrote:
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> This is making me want to boil some water for some
> tea.
>
> I remember an uncle at a factory being specially
> certified to operate their boilers eons ago.
With all due respect, a stationary boiler operators license, no matter how stringent the tests, doesn't mean diddly squat to the FRA or to steam locomotive operations. The two are totally different.
A plant of water tube boilers is mostly automated. It is not subject to constantly and drastically varying demands, raw water chemistry that varies from day
to day and even intra-day. Then there is fuel quality to consider. The stationary plant is seldom subject to such radical changes in demand as a locomotive, nor is it trying to shake itself to pieces as a normal part of it's operation, as does a locomotive.
And another thing: stationary power plants are not nearly as dependent upon the skills and judgement of both the
engineer and the fireman on a steam locomotive.
And comparing the tea kettles at the Omaha Zoo to a full-grown road locomotive is about as valid as comparing a WalMart electric scooter basket to a Peterbilt 389.
4014, 844, & their diesel have left Cheyenne
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Elvis |
05-04-2019 - 09:06 |
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Bixby |
05-04-2019 - 15:44 |
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123 |
05-04-2019 - 15:59 |
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Yep |
05-04-2019 - 16:31 |
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123 |
05-04-2019 - 17:28 |
So Athearn Ed created the world's largest dummy unit?
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Sheryl Crow |
05-04-2019 - 17:45 |
More cold water in a hot boiler
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Eric Gonzales |
05-04-2019 - 18:38 |
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Carol L Voss |
05-04-2019 - 19:17 |
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Special Eddie |
05-04-2019 - 20:21 |
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Eric Gonzales |
05-04-2019 - 22:07 |
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Hail the 4014 |
05-04-2019 - 22:34 |
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Hail the 4014 |
05-04-2019 - 22:26 |
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Eric Gonzales |
05-04-2019 - 22:56 |
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Dr Zarkoff |
05-05-2019 - 00:00 |
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Negin |
05-04-2019 - 22:59 |
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Big Boy |
05-04-2019 - 23:40 |
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Eric Gonzales |
05-05-2019 - 04:06 |
You said it Mr. Gonzales
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Sam |
05-05-2019 - 07:40 |
Re: You said it Mr. Gonzales
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Hugh g Rection |
05-05-2019 - 07:49 |
Re: You said it Mr. Gonzales
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Big Boy |
05-05-2019 - 10:03 |
Look! 4449 is doing all the work 2472 sucks
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HUTCH 7.62 |
05-05-2019 - 06:00 |
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Hot Water |
05-05-2019 - 08:10 |
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J |
05-05-2019 - 09:52 |
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synonymouse |
05-05-2019 - 11:09 |
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HUTCH 7.62 |
05-05-2019 - 11:47 |