adr1an@programming.dev to memes@lemmy.world · 5 days agoThe call of CthoolChooChoo 🚆programming.devimagemessage-square25linkfedilinkarrow-up1684arrow-down13
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minus-squarestate_electrician@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·5 days agoThat is really interesting. I have never read about this, so the thing about the pipes was new to me. Here’s a cutaway look into a steam locomotive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive#/media/File:Cutaway_steam_locomotive.jpg
minus-squareKirp123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28·5 days agoThe pipes are there to increase the surface area exposed to the coal bed heat.
minus-squaref314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 days agoIt would also be super impractical to have a fire going underneath the entire boiler 😅 Much better to send the hot air «through» the water in pipes.
minus-squareKalothar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·4 days agoYeah, well, this image clearly says otherwise https://www.studytienganh.vn/upload/2017/11/20556.jpg
minus-squarestate_electrician@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 days agoYou son of a bitch, you got me.
That is really interesting. I have never read about this, so the thing about the pipes was new to me. Here’s a cutaway look into a steam locomotive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive#/media/File:Cutaway_steam_locomotive.jpg
The pipes are there to increase the surface area exposed to the coal bed heat.
It would also be super impractical to have a fire going underneath the entire boiler 😅 Much better to send the hot air «through» the water in pipes.
Yeah, well, this image clearly says otherwise
https://www.studytienganh.vn/upload/2017/11/20556.jpg
You son of a bitch, you got me.
Clearly