November 19, 2013 03:25PM
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As you can see from the interior shot of the smokebox of the 491, the Cyclone front end imparts a spin to the flue gasses before they are exhausted via the stack. This causes the cinders to drop down since being solid it takes more energy for them to make the turn and they drop down instead of going through.
This is the same principle that is used by tangential steam dryers on many boilers to prevent carryover.
And, if I am not mistaken, the 480's also have cyclone front ends... you can see the spin in the smoke that it imparts to the exhaust gasses as it leaves the stack.
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