Steam Locomotive Steam Effects Addition of DrainpipeFX
#11
Posted 18 February 2016 - 08:42 PM
Thank you Peter for this and all that you have done on the OUTSTANDING Steam Physics.
Paul
#12
Posted 18 February 2016 - 09:54 PM
#13
Posted 18 February 2016 - 10:21 PM
Kazareh, on 18 February 2016 - 09:54 PM, said:
To try and assist, can you describe how you set up the test environment to trial this patch? (You can PM me if you wish, and I will attempt to help you)
It should also be noted that once the patch is committed to the main OR code, that there shouldn't be any of these types of issues, as all the relevant files are included in the OR update.
The patch in this thread is really an "alpha" version for testing purposes only, before it is loaded into the "mainstream" OR code.
Kazareh, on 18 February 2016 - 09:54 PM, said:
I am also running a 64 bit software, and the patch works on my system.
The LAA exe would normally be used for 64 bit systems, but for this alpha patch it needs to be disabled, and the normal "runactivity.exe" used.
#14
Posted 18 February 2016 - 10:52 PM
Whilst doing research for this area, I came across this information on the steam pipe plumbing for a steam locomotive. (Refer to the three diagrams shown in the 5th post).
Does anybody have access to this book, and are they able to share any additional information, such as the descriptions associated with the diagrams?
Based upon a study of these diagrams, I suspect that the drainpipe should be linked to the injector operation, rather then leaving it on continuously.
Are there any other steam effects which might be worth investigating, and can be linked to existing steam controls?
Thanks
#15
Posted 19 February 2016 - 07:46 AM
steamer_ctn, on 18 February 2016 - 10:52 PM, said:
Whilst doing research for this area, I came across this information on the steam pipe plumbing for a steam locomotive. (Refer to the three diagrams shown in the 5th post).
Does anybody have access to this book, and are they able to share any additional information, such as the descriptions associated with the diagrams?
Thanks
Yes, I have this book. It has dimensional drawings of about 100 different US steam locomotives, with lots of pictures. Is there some specific information you are looking for? I can post details. The illustrations in the thread are the only ones of that kind in the book, IIRC.
chris
#16
Posted 19 February 2016 - 11:33 AM
Thanks for the offer.
longiron, on 19 February 2016 - 07:46 AM, said:
I am trying to link the drainpipes shown in the diagrams, with their purpose (what activates them, how they operate, etc). As they are drainpipes, and not exhausts, I assume the steam volume coming out of them is small.
So any descriptions of the diagrams would be helpful.
Thanks
#17
Posted 19 February 2016 - 10:15 PM
There are plenty of other exhaust outlets and vents described in the schematics in the first 25 pages of the Model Railroader Steam Locomotive Cyclopedia--air pumps/compressors, feedwater pumps, mechanical stoker engines, booster engines, too many to list (I even have a CD of ICS' Steam Textbooks if you're interested).
But here's a simple one--many steam engines have electric lighting, and that electricity is supplied by a generator driven by a steam turbine--commonly called a "turbo-generator" or "dynamo." This could also be a possible addition to the special steam FX, although I am assuming it will be "always on" by default.
#18
Posted 20 February 2016 - 03:00 AM
#19
Posted 20 February 2016 - 05:27 AM
Brandon
#20
Posted 20 February 2016 - 07:27 AM
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Not in the era's that I model the most: Link n' pin era's. For me and my steam modeling, having a dynamo steam trail would be as useless as t i t s on a boar hog.
Therein lies the challenges the OR programer's face: To develop for the desired end result yet retaining options for the end user so as to be adaptable/flexible to model a multitude of elements.