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Should boiler end plates on a copper boiler be concave or convex? Is there a reason they go one way or the other? One reason for the convex endplates is that I intend to rivet [more…]
I’ve been reading so much about copper boiler making and materials that I thought I would pull a page together on the subject of Brass Fittings and Boilers. The research was based around the miniature traction [more…]
When I run engines on compressed air I often wonder about the efficiency. A large electric motor driving a piston compressor that is in turn supplying a small engine that is sometimes barely able to [more…]
Geared device between the driven wheels to allow varying rotational speeds of the wheels around corners. We see differentials in everything from the Chinese cart that has an arrow that always points south, in steam [more…]
A battery pack design could be for a single or group of cells arranged in series and parallel, depending on application this may include: thermal control, electrical switching and management system. In it’s simplest for [more…]
One of the most important considerations in fan design is that the fan must impart a uniform velocity over it′s entire area. There are several simple relationships between fan capacity, pressure, speed, and power, which [more…]
Having approximated the engine’s steam consumption at a given speed and having calculated the consumption of fuel for the boiler I should now be able to calculate the Steam Engine and Boiler Efficiency. References Condensers [more…]
This article is all about heat treating silver steel. There are many different types of steel, silver steel a really useful material for the hobbyist if you learn about heat treating it. Heat uniformly to [more…]
The air intake system channels clean air and fuel to an internal combustion engine. The primary function is to channel clean and cool air to the engine. In indirect injection engines the fuel is added [more…]
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