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TECHNICAL INFORMATION |
Garratt Steam Coupling When I built my free lance Garratt I faced the problem of lack of space for steam hoses and I also prefered to have copper rigid pipes for high pressure steam.I sat for a while looking at it thinking how can I do it .The idea of passing the steam through the centre of the couplings came to my mind, hence the design below which I gave to John Comming who publlished it in the AME a few years ago . |
REGULATOR FOR FIVE INCH GAUGE I designed this regulator for medium size 5" G engines and used it on few locomotivess successfully .It is suitable for dome installation only in as is drawn. I have used this regulator on C36 in the smoke box by installing it horizontally and repositioning steam inlet and outlet for external control rod . I have also used it on Z13 7.25" G by multipling all sizes by 1.4 . As long as proportions are kept witin reason this unit can be made in any size . |