On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Jeanne Baer wrote:
> Not only do you need different sized cylinders for compounding to work, you
> need a good superheater as well as higher pressure. I suspect the Ruby has
> no superheater and though I don't know about the RH, I would suspect it does
> not when something as expensive (and as well thought of) as the Aster Mikado
> is also totally lacking in that department.
Actually, Roundhouse boilers are available with superheaters. :) Ruby
doesn't have one but is easily modified (I plan to do this to mine
eventually...) I can see no good reason for not building a superheater
into an engine if you're going to build the thing in the first place. ;]
> All of this is just a long-winded way of saying--Do it! Get whatever books
> you don't have, measure what's commercially available, do the calculations,
> and hope that Ruby and RH and whatever else will work. I wouldn't be
> surprised, though, if you have to get the tools eventually and scratch
> build--a lot.
*chuckle* This wouldn't suprise me. I likely will end up trying it, but
it's a ways off. I simply don't have the money to play with right
now. I'm saving for my wedding. :)
> Victor Lacy
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