[modeleng] Re: Char

Ermmm ... in the little hole just above floor level at the back of the
boiler?



> Hi All
> Where does anthracite fit in?
>
> Andy
>
>
> I have been reading the thread about Titanium grates on the modeleng.org
> board.  First I must state that what I know about raising steam and
driving
> a model steam locomotive you could tattoo on to a tadpoles todger but it
> seems to me that burning coal is more trouble than its worth with holes
> burnt in grates and arches, clinker,
>  excess residue, fire going out, driver feeling a bit crook after a days
> steaming.
> The most popular fuel used here in Oz seems to be industrial Char made
from
> brown coal.  There was a comparison test done by Hornsby M.E.S and
reported
> in A.M.E issue 119 on Welsh Steam Coal and they thought that Char was
> better. As there may not be a similar product available in the U.K. I
though
> about solid BBQ fuel. From what I can find out its a very similar product
> only a bit more refined with all the nasty bits taken out Its clean their
is
> no smoke no smell (cooking food with char can poison You)  This stuff is
> sold everywhere in Oz Supermarkets, service stations, hardware stores. A
4Kg
> bag at my local supermarket costs $6.50 Probably cost less than half that
> wholesale. Tel told me he has used it in a vertical steel boiler without
any
> problems. If this product is available in the UK it may be a viable
> alternative. Anybody else have any thought's on this.  I will keep asking
> around somebody must have tried it in a loco.
> Maybe there is a business opportunity here.
> http://www.auschar.com.au/index.html
> Lee
>


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