[Steam-engine] boiler feedwater injector conection

[Eric Applegate]

Let me look I have several.

Eric
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
Reply-To: Steam-engine mailing list <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date:  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 20:19:21 -0700

>Eric;
>  On drilling and tapping, I'd check with the inspector first.
>
>  The engine exhaust is 1 1/2 npt..would be nice to be able to heat up 
>water...
>
>RickinMt.
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Eric Applegate" <eric at glassactonline.com>
>To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 4:44 PM
>Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] boiler feedwater injector conection
>
>
>> I would like to know what some of our boiler guys think about drilling and 
>> taping a hole for the feed water under your steam oulet?  Also what size 
>> is your exhaust on your engine I have some feed water heaters that might 
>> work for you.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>> From: "Richard Strobel" <Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
>> Reply-To: Steam-engine mailing list 
>> <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>> Date:  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 16:11:50 -0700
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> Rick
>> >>
>> >>   Usually the steam supply is from the highest port you can find on 
>> >> the
>> >> boiler. The injection point can vary from midway on the boiler to near 
>> >> the
>> >> bottom. I don't think I have seen one teed int the trycock? I'm not 
>> >> sure
>> >> if an
>> >> injector will work if it is injecting above the water level but it 
>> >> might?
>> >> I have
>> >> mine teed int a 1" port near the bottom. I have a blow down valve there
>> >> and
>> >> a half inch blowdown on the other side of the boiler as well. Seems to
>> >> work
>> >> fine for me.
>> >
>> >
>> >Ok Charlie.  I have the top port 1/2".  I will have to find out about
>> >hooking up the injector to the bottom 1" port.  Maybe he meant he didn't
>> >want cold duplex pump water injected down at the bottom.  Would be
>> >interesting to see a preheater that someone may have on a stationary.  I
>> >also have 1/2" port ,,180 out from the 1"...there are no ports in the 
>> >middle
>> >except for the three trycocks.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>   I have two half inch injector feeding from the same steam line and
>> >> feeding
>> >> water in the same injection line. Each has its own steam valve and 
>> >> check
>> >> valve. One is a low pressure and one is a standard. They work well and
>> >> even work
>> >> tandem if you wish to inject that much water at once. I like having a 
>> >> back
>> >> up
>> >>  injector. I will send you picture off the list.
>> >
>> >So I need a checkvalve per injector with handvalve?
>> >
>> >Nice pix's..will study them some more.
>> >Rick
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     Eric Applegate
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