Just as expected, the oil is a heavy oil called Bunker C and flows like molasses. The Navy had stopped using heavy fuel oil when I joined, but I did have experience with heavy black oil when I worked as a boiler service tech.
More information. This writer fired oil burning steam engines. https://www.trains.com/ctr/railroad-stories/the-challenges-of-firing-an-oil-burner/
This is the first time I've seen them fill the fuel oil tanks on an oil burning steam engine, and it looks like they are burning a fairly heavy oil.
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Just as expected, the oil is a heavy oil called Bunker C and flows like molasses.
ReplyDeleteThe Navy had stopped using heavy fuel oil when I joined, but I did have experience with heavy black oil when I worked as a boiler service tech.
More information.
This writer fired oil burning steam engines.
https://www.trains.com/ctr/railroad-stories/the-challenges-of-firing-an-oil-burner/
That is a great article. Thank You for finding and sharing it!
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