On Jan 2, 2013, at 5:39 AM, "Classified TS/BBR" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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). > He was. Internal combustion with coal fist is wildly impractical, largely because of difficulties getting fuel to burn properly. Coal dust boilers are possibl and common, most coal power plants work that way. It's 20yh century tech though, and I don't know how it would scale to bike size. > ----- 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> >> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l > > _______________________________________________ > GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
