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  1. osprey replied to the thread 71000.

    Thanks for that I'll have to run my eye over it

    Jun 17, 2025 at 10:25 AM

  2. osprey liked Sheff's post in the thread 71000.

    The answer iirc is ‘yes’. The Advanced Steam Traction Trust looked at this as part of the design study for Clan Hengist, prompted by the uneven cylinder wear experienced on DoG where the inside cylinder had significant less wear than the outside...

    IMG_9093.png Jun 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM

  3. osprey replied to the thread 71000.

    Where would be without the legendary clanks of the WD's up the Calder Valley hauling "coil" to our poor Lancastrians to feed their steam mill engines... magical.

    Jun 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM

  4. osprey replied to the thread 71000.

    Get that...but there was no FEA in aircraft design in 1954.. people still flew....some didn't survive...

    Jun 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM

  5. osprey replied to the thread 71000.

    "Plains" I meant axes.... you're quite right... but I would be interested to know, after all, any structure under movement is a big "jelly"..

    Jun 16, 2025 at 7:49 PM

  6. osprey replied to the thread 71000.

    Interesting but... I'm not being trying to be "clever" btw, but what about all the distortions under running conditions...there are surely multiple forces at play in different axise. As any FEA been done on this ,?

    Jun 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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