Wasn't Diesel originally trying to develop an engine to run on Coal Dust
when he invented the original mechanism for the "Diesel" engine?
IOW, (a) Coal Dust would probably be a lot easier to design an automatic
feed mechanism for, & (b) if a Stirling Engine can run on Diesel, could Coal
Dust also be considered viable? (& yes, I realise Diesel would have a higher
energy density).
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brandon Cope" <[email protected]>
To: "The GURPSnet mailing list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 12:05 AM
Subject: Re: [gurps] Work in progress
Never mind about the Deadlands steam velociopede (motorcycle); it uses a
steam engine optimized for ghost rock, which isn't appropriate to other
settings.
One options is to have a small coal hopper which feed the furnace via a
chute; a driver-operated lever that opens a gate in the chute and drops
some coal in. A second lever shifts the coal in the furnace around.
Both are part of the controls and have no extra cost, weight or volume.
Optionally, the motorcycle has to stopped every now and then for the
driver to drop in cal by han and stir it around with a stick ...
Brandon
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