Trackless Locomotive
Posted by zimirken
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Re: Trackless Locomotive July 19, 2022 10:15AM |
Your really making great progress!
I went back to re-read your notes on your engine. Your comment that it doesn't run for very long. This might be attributed to your short stroke relative to diameter. Then to have 2 cylinders to eat all that steam is something to think about. The rpm is high in order to produce the power. The negative is that it has a high water rate (steam rate). Not a bad thing and just something to be aware of. Your plans for forced circulation will generate steam to meet your demand...my opinion. Please prove me right.
After evaluating my 10 HP Stanley Engine, I lean more towards a longer stroke relative to cylinder diameter.
Your atmospheric steam test is great! I particularly appreciate the sight glass on the circulation line.
It appears you're making good steam with your system and the centrifugal pump. Keep going with the separator drum.
I attached an example of a separator drum on a natural circulation system, Tony Grzyb. Hope this gives relative size and shape along with location to the heat source. I believe you have proven on another system that you can go smaller on the separator drum than what is pictured. You own the design, go with your instinct.
I went back to re-read your notes on your engine. Your comment that it doesn't run for very long. This might be attributed to your short stroke relative to diameter. Then to have 2 cylinders to eat all that steam is something to think about. The rpm is high in order to produce the power. The negative is that it has a high water rate (steam rate). Not a bad thing and just something to be aware of. Your plans for forced circulation will generate steam to meet your demand...my opinion. Please prove me right.
After evaluating my 10 HP Stanley Engine, I lean more towards a longer stroke relative to cylinder diameter.
Your atmospheric steam test is great! I particularly appreciate the sight glass on the circulation line.
It appears you're making good steam with your system and the centrifugal pump. Keep going with the separator drum.
I attached an example of a separator drum on a natural circulation system, Tony Grzyb. Hope this gives relative size and shape along with location to the heat source. I believe you have proven on another system that you can go smaller on the separator drum than what is pictured. You own the design, go with your instinct.
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