Raising Steam: (Discworld novel 40) (Discworld Novels)

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Iron Girder sometimes behaves in such a way that Moist speculates she might be alive. It turns out, not only has she gained sapience, she has ascended to godhood, due to representing the railway itself in the minds of nearly everyone. Shown Their Work: Pratchett puts in a fair bit of detail about how the railway and steam engines work.

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All five single-ended boilers in Boiler Room 1 (the line used for electrical power in port) The emergency dynamos were connected to – Fantastical Social Services: Moist's modernisation of Ankh-Morpork's public infrastructure continues into the creation of a city railway.Now that the steam and feed system is up and running, we can extract the energy from the main dynamo engine exhaust by redirecting the steam to the surface shell-and-tube feed water heater shell, through the tubes of which the feedwater from the hotwell tank passes via the hotwell pumps on its way to the main feed pumps. This imparts heat to the feed water to avoid wasting the energy from the dynamo exhaust, which as the ship starts to get going is becoming quite considerable as the dynamos load up. Burning and turning… Feed system A modern high-pressure, high-temperature watertube boiler holds a small quantity of water and produces large quantities of steam. Very careful control of the drum water level is therefore necessary. The reactions of steam and water in the drum are complicated and require a control system based on a number of measured elements...... Stealth Insult: Moist says his soul needs a wash and brush up after dealing with some of Ankh Morpork's land owners. Vetinari's response begins "Ah, soul".

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A Day in the Limelight: Harry King, who's been a minor character in several books, is one of the main characters in this one. Rufus Drumknott is also unusually present, and in fact receives the most physical description he's ever gotten.No.1 Boiler Room, forward of the reciprocating engineroom houses the single ended boilers used for hotel services and auxiliary supplies in port. The double-ended boilers are fired for transatlantic passages up to full speed and primarily used for main propulsion. Feed extraction pump

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The idea of the steam train is described as another Wild Idea, as in Moving Pictures (and its means of taking root is described in Sourcery), but this one actually succeeds in the long run.Off we go aft into the turbine room again, where we can take a moment to pass round the equipment to the port outboard side. Pink Mist: The inevitable end of anyone caught in a boiler explosion. Superheated steam does this to a person.

Raising Steam: (Discworld novel 40) (Discworld Novels) Raising Steam: (Discworld novel 40) (Discworld Novels)

The first book in the Discworld series- The Colour of Magic-was published in 1983. Some elements of the Discworld universe may reflect this.Exact Words: Vetinari does this on purpose for the sake of plausible deniability. Of particular note is when he says he'd execute Moist if he found any evidence of Moist using the city's golem reserve. Ash chutes are provided to discharge ash from the furnace bottoms overboard at regular intervals to keep the stokehold clear of ash whilst at sea. In port ash hoists are used to dispose of the ash to shore facilities. Main steam piping Moist von Lipwig is a con man turned civil servant. As head of the Royal Bank and Post Office of Ankh-Morpork, he doesn't really want or need another job. But when the Patrician Lord Vetinari gives you a task, you do it or suffer the consequences. In Moist's case, death. Bandits and governments 'ave so much in common that they might be interchangeable anywhere in the world...” By this time the engineers whose station is in the reciprocating engineroom will have engaged the steam turning gear on both engines, and are oiling round the main, connecting and crosshead bearings and guides, as well as starting the forced lube oil pumps (steam driven of course) for the main bearings. Titanic’s engines are open crankcase, so oil is also directed to oil pots by skilled oilers when the engine is running. The cylinder oil pots are also filled and set up to admit cylinder oil in a controlled amount. After turning the engine, the turning gear is taken out to avoid damage when the engine starts. We’ll watch what they are doing to get the main engines ready for sea, and give a hand where necessary.