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jak 2-8-0 893

July 24, 2009 09:13PM

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Most coal burners also have straight stacks. Most steam locomotives, including oil burners have some form of spark arrestor in an extended smokebox if they have a straight stack. Quite often there is a slanted metal sheet (or screen) in the smokebox which deflects all the smoke/cinders/et all down almost to the base of the blast pipe. this evens out the draft across the tubes and has the added effect of crushing out almost all sparks.

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Stacks and oil burners	Kevin S.	July 24, 2009 10:43AM
Re: Stacks and oil burners	chris king	July 24, 2009 10:59AM
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