There was a complaint about hijacking the 36x60x54 thread with off-topic material, so I will try to be more diligent about that in the future, and perhaps others can follow suite.
A question was brought up concerning where to find plans for one of the late-steam-era fully enclosed engines, such as one that was pictured in a museum in England.
I had a fellow offer me two of those engines, perhaps 600 lbs each, twins, with cylinders visibly separated from the crankcase, to prevent condenstate from getting into the crankcase.
I really like the style of steam engines from the late 1800's, and they appeal to me because they are relatively simple, with a minimum of parts, and most of that era retain the old-school look/feel, with beautiful spoked flywheels, open crankcases, and generally an elegant simplicity.
I have compared the late 1800's style to the Greek/Roman temples, where there is a lot of subtle things going on with convex surfaces and tapers, in order to give a visually correct look.
I am not sure if I can find photos of the engines someone tried to sell me, but I will look.
They were too heavy to fit in the minivan, and the wife would not have understood if I showed up with that many engines.
I did not have a hoist either.
The engines were off of a ship of some sort, up by the great lakes.
I mentioned the Westinghouse style of steam engine, although this style is not really what the OP asked about.
The Westinghouse style is what I consider a morph between a more modern high speed internal combustion engine and a steam engine.
I think all the Westinghouse engines were single-acting, like almost all internal combustion engines (save a few rare types).
The more advanced Westinghouse style was a compound, for better efficiency.
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A question was brought up concerning where to find plans for one of the late-steam-era fully enclosed engines, such as one that was pictured in a museum in England.
I had a fellow offer me two of those engines, perhaps 600 lbs each, twins, with cylinders visibly separated from the crankcase, to prevent condenstate from getting into the crankcase.
I really like the style of steam engines from the late 1800's, and they appeal to me because they are relatively simple, with a minimum of parts, and most of that era retain the old-school look/feel, with beautiful spoked flywheels, open crankcases, and generally an elegant simplicity.
I have compared the late 1800's style to the Greek/Roman temples, where there is a lot of subtle things going on with convex surfaces and tapers, in order to give a visually correct look.
I am not sure if I can find photos of the engines someone tried to sell me, but I will look.
They were too heavy to fit in the minivan, and the wife would not have understood if I showed up with that many engines.
I did not have a hoist either.
The engines were off of a ship of some sort, up by the great lakes.
I mentioned the Westinghouse style of steam engine, although this style is not really what the OP asked about.
The Westinghouse style is what I consider a morph between a more modern high speed internal combustion engine and a steam engine.
I think all the Westinghouse engines were single-acting, like almost all internal combustion engines (save a few rare types).
The more advanced Westinghouse style was a compound, for better efficiency.
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