Cheers
Krel
>It is true that oil fired locomotives have a reputation for being smokier than
>coal fired ones but this need not be the case. Having fired both coal and oil
>I know that oil firing can be much more precise and the most efficient
>combustion is produced when there is a faint grey haze from the chimney
>(stack). Many railfans like smoke and I found the trick was to know where they
>were waiting for you and overfire slightly so that they could get their
>pictures.
>
>It is particularly important to know the road with oil firing. If the driver
>starts to attack a steep grade and the fireman is nt anticipating this the
>driver can take 25 lbs off the clock leaving the hapless fireman to struggle
>for steam all the way up the grade.
>
>One thing that has not been mentioned is that oil firing requires a supply of
>steam to atomize the oil flowing into the burner. This has to be adjusted so
>that the burner burns brightly - too much steam can put the flame off the
>burner.
>
>--
>Colin J. Churcher
>Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
>churcher@magi.com
>Please visit my railway pages at: http://infoweb.magi.com/~churcher/
>
>
When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather; not screaming and scared shitless like his passengers.