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Steam water feed injectors

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mattinker:
A hydraulic lever!

Regards, Matthew

vtsteam:
Stew, thank you for starting this thread and showing how you made yours with detailed photos. Looking forward to the reading the rest of this project! :bow: :bow: :beer:

sbwhart:
Wow I didn't think this would have so much interest.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to keep you all in suspenders until next week as I'm  a little tied up on domestic duties at the moment , and I didn't photographs making the D bits or the cones at the time so I'll make some spare and walk you guys through the procedure.

As  :worthless:


--- Quote from: DavidA on June 16, 2015, 07:30:00 AM --- It seems they are quite fussy devices. Even a change in feed water temperature can cause them to stop working.

Dave.

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My loco is a tank engine as a result the feed water is warm to the touch, but my injectors work with it, I put this down to my friend Pete advice to have a slightly larger annulus (0.002"/0.05mm) between the steam cone and the combining cone, the theory being is that you need a greater volume of warm water to condense the steam and form the vacuum. I suppose those of you who studied the drawing are wondering how the hell doe's he control the annulus to that level well I'm afraid you'll just have to wait until next week to find out.  :(



--- Quote from: DMIOM on June 16, 2015, 08:40:11 AM ---OT:

--- Quote from: awemawson on June 16, 2015, 05:43:11 AM ---I think that D H Lawrence was too busy writing books and poetry, not to be confused with T E Lawrence who was busy riding camels in the desert,  so try D E Lawrence  :lol:

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Not to forget his Brough Superior SS80s & SS100s

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I was admiring a model of a Brough Motor Bike at the Midlands show last year, and I said to my wife who was with me that Lawrence of Arabia was killed riding a Brough:- a military sounding voice interrupted and said "he wasn't you know, he was killed by the British secret service", in a tone that wouldn't take any other view:- you meet all sorts in this game

  :lol:



Stew

Pete W.:
An uncle of mine had two Brough Superiors, one after the other.

He told me that they were made to measure and if Mr. Brough didn't take a shine to you, then you never got to the top of the waiting list! 

vtsteam:
D.H. Lawrence did write about injectors......

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