Re: (erielack) 2602 and steam 101.

[William Shultz <wshultz1_@_twcny.rr.com>]

Philip,

Generally in common vernacular...yes. There were other types of 
compounds such as the Vauclain Compound. A Mallet really relates to an 
articulated compound with high and low pressure cylinders on separate 
engines powered by a common boiler. The rear engine is rigidly attached 
(we'll disregard the effects of thermal expansion and contraction) to 
the boiler while the front engine is free to pivot by means of slide 
plates and various other ingenious means. The engines are connected to 
each other through an articulated joint.

Regards,

Will Shultz

Philip Martin wrote:
> So 2602 is a Malley. Good.  Would compound be another name for it?  (I've
> got vague ideas.)  Smaller cilinders in the back because the steam went
> there first, at high pressure; and huge cilinders in the front because the
> same steam went there second, at lower pressure. 
> Philip
> 
> 
> 

	The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List
	Sponsored by the ELH&TS
	http://www.elhts.org

------------------------------