[N&W] Re: Thermic Syphons on VGN?

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Tue May 25 16:56:15 EDT 2004


 >Ed, the diagrams I used were not specific on the number of syphons, only
 >their existence and the SF of heating surface.   I probably should have
 >used the notation "syphon(s)" to reflect this lack of information.   It
 >looks like the phrase "the hurrieder I go, the behinder I get" applies
 >here.  At least the complete answer (existence, number and size) came out
 >through a joint effort by all the participants on the mailing list.
 >
 >Dave Stephenson
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Dave - that plus the fact that on a locomotive diagram you'd see the outline
of a syphon which would show its location on a full side view, but with no
notation that there were one or two more syphons directly behind which
wouldn't show.

EdK




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