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My dad was a draughtsman and worked on the piping layouts for some of these reactors. We used to spend hours talking about them and he would often sketch out p
by callumprentice 2y ago
My dad was a draughtsman and worked on the piping layouts for some of these reactors. We used to spend hours talking about them and he would often sketch out portions of the design from memory. He passed away on my 50th birthday (quite some time ago) and seeing these brought back such a flood of wonderful memories.
Thank you OP.
- coffeemug 2y agoTell us more stories about that. Whatever leaps to mind.
- callumprentice 2y agoHe would get so excited by the challenge of fitting the miles and miles of pipes efficiently into a small 3D space and it was of course long before the advent of computers so he had to figure it out in his head. I remember having an Atari 400 and trying to come up with a "solution" for him, having no idea what I was doing of course. He once explained that by using lots of concrete and steel, the reactor was built to withstand a jumbo jet crashing into it and my young brain couldn't fathom why that might ever be a thing. He was a phenomenal artist - the kind neighbors from afar would often come to for help with anything artistic - so his quick sketches of say, part of them steam pipe layout looked like they were done in Autocad 20-30 years early. I wish I still had some. Good memories - thanks for suggesting..