Re: double steam domes
| August 08, 2008 11:11PM |
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BillD Wrote:
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> Does anyone know if the two domes had the steam
> spaces connected? My guess (and it's only a guess
> at this late date) is that this would only be
> effective in increasing the steam space if the two
> were physically connected.
Yes, they had a pipe connecting the two domes. There's a handful of examples in John White's book. One of them is attached:
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> Does anyone know if the two domes had the steam
> spaces connected? My guess (and it's only a guess
> at this late date) is that this would only be
> effective in increasing the steam space if the two
> were physically connected.
Yes, they had a pipe connecting the two domes. There's a handful of examples in John White's book. One of them is attached:
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kwilcomb | August 08, 2008 09:35AM |
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Curtis_F | August 08, 2008 01:59PM |
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BillD | August 08, 2008 05:52PM |
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Bruce R. Pier | August 08, 2008 07:35PM |
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Curtis_F | August 08, 2008 11:11PM |
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Miserlou57 | August 09, 2008 02:11AM |
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