[Steam-engine] boiler feedwater injector conection

[Blake]

Rick, the temperature of the feedwater has to be cold for the 
injector to work at all. Not sure how to figure what the injector 
output temp would be.

You don't want to stir up the sediment because then you can't blow 
it out.

Blake



On Thu Nov 10 05:21:00 PST 2005, Richard Strobel 
<Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your time and trouble Blake!!!  Wondering what the 
> temperature of the injector output would be?  It's gotta be quite 
> high, course depends on the temp. of the incoming feedwater.
> 
>   And why not stir the sediment up a little (with the injector) 
> and hit blowdown???
> 
>   Stromberg's book shows a very nice looking feedwater preheater 
> using engine exhaust.  Anyone got one of those old cast iron 
> preheater's?
> 
>   Sorry gang if I'm beating this horse to death (for the tenth 
> time).
> 
>  Regards,
> RickinMt.
> 
> 
> 
>> Rick,
>> 
>> If the only hole in the top of the boiler you can use for your
>> feed line is only 1/2", then you may need to open it up to about
>> 1" pipe in order to weld an extension on a bushing line I
>> described. Kinda hard to do it if the only opening is 1/2" Maybe
>> someone else has a better idea...
>> 
>> Blake
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