Gas tanker
- dewintondave
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Gas tanker
Tired with carting around my gas cylinder on the flatbed truck (it fell off the other day in a small derailment ) I found that a 220g gas cylinder fits inside our standard 80mm rainwater downpipe. So today I rushed out and bought some end caps to start the project
Best wishes,
Dave
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Re: Gas tanker
Or just use coal Dave
Looking forward to seeing how you achieve this.
Looking forward to seeing how you achieve this.
- dewintondave
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- dewintondave
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Re: Gas tanker
Butane is my new "universal fuel", I've got 2 gas-fired locos now
During loco testing in the spring, I found low gas pressure a problem so placed the canister in a warm water bath, the cylinder has a 40 dg C max pressure, although it is designed to be used inside a single-burner stove
220g gas canisters are approx max 69mm diameter. The downpipe is approx 76mm ID. There's enough gap for a water bath, especially with an upper and lower vertical centre projection.
There can be a drain tap for the water and another valve for gas flow
Here's the current set-up on the flatbed
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These are the downpipe endcaps, the canister fits inside .
Here's the logging truck set-up that could be used for the Gas tanker
During loco testing in the spring, I found low gas pressure a problem so placed the canister in a warm water bath, the cylinder has a 40 dg C max pressure, although it is designed to be used inside a single-burner stove
220g gas canisters are approx max 69mm diameter. The downpipe is approx 76mm ID. There's enough gap for a water bath, especially with an upper and lower vertical centre projection.
There can be a drain tap for the water and another valve for gas flow
Here's the current set-up on the flatbed
. .
These are the downpipe endcaps, the canister fits inside .
Here's the logging truck set-up that could be used for the Gas tanker
Best wishes,
Dave
Dave
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