If you happen to be in South West Missouri U.S.A is fall I'll let you have all the steam you need at the Steam O Rama. Thanks for the great videos and humor.
Keith, After blowing an engine out with air and adding some steam oil, I always blow in a bit or argon. It really keeps the rust away... I do the same with small boilers... I use it from the big tank, but you could get one of those disposable small tanks. If you use them just for this , they last quite a while. Paddy
I stand corrected. Here in Canada CO detectors are typically plugged into electrical outlets on the main floor , just above the baseboards. As this is where the electrical outlets are located. I suppose on the ceiling beside the smoke alarm would be the best place.
Thanks for the video It’s a pity that your customer did not buy a horizontal boiler , then if it was not up to the job do as he/she has done get another and the assemble them as a pair of Yarrow type boilers nicely built up with some of your Tyfoc bricks to resemble a multiple boiler plant as was the norm at say Papplewick pumping station near to me By the way your very good detailed instructions on setting up engines has helped me no end even if I have been at it for couple of year longer than you now my latest project Williamson from Stuart’s runs very well Stuart
Raymond J The Titanic had two four cylinder triple expansion secondary (the outside propeller shafts) engines whose exhaust steam ran the primary Parsons steam turbine (central propeller shaft).
thanks for the video keith. always wondered what your oil mixture ratio was. i have that same boiler and while filling is a bit of a pain sometimes the addition of the white venting valve does let you fill the tank to the top and know it is full.
Titanic had 23 double ended boilers and 6 single ended boilers. So technically it had 52 single ended boilers, that all together would eat 600 tons of coal a day (at full steam). ~ about 1/2 a ton of coal per boiler end every hour.
I went to e-bay and did a search of the "Twin Victoria Steam Engine" and what came back was mostly stuff made of bronze and made in China. Keith, have you ever inspected a steam engine that had been fabricated in China?
There's a myth that carbon monoxide alarms should be installed lower on the wall because carbon monoxide is heavier than air. In fact, carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air and diffuses evenly throughout the room.
Are you trying to solve a steam volume problem or a steam pressure problem? Could you solve both by making more efficient use of steam by converting your boiler to superheat the steam as you have shown in another of your videos?
Carbon Monoxide is heavier than air. The detector should be below your nose and mouth. If it is above you are already breathing in a lot of CO before the detector may sound.
I might be missing something, but why don't you use a larger gas-tank? Those small camping type-thingies are horridly expensive in comparison. I'm using 20 kg Propane tanks for all sorts of workshop related activities and it works fine.
The Olympic class ships like titanic had 29 boilers for it's twin triple Expansion engines with a turbine on the outpour for generators and middle screw power
So the mystery oil is 40% Steam Oil, 30% Machine Oil (light ?) & 30% Rapeseed Oil. the next question is what grade Steam Oil, I have been using 460, but I have seen 2000 grade.
can you run the water pump off the steam engine? i remember hearing a saying about running a steam locomotive that went like: Coal little and often and water little and always.
If you happen to be in South West Missouri U.S.A is fall I'll let you have all the steam you need at the Steam O Rama. Thanks for the great videos and humor.
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Keith,
After blowing an engine out with air and adding some steam oil, I always blow in a bit or argon.
It really keeps the rust away... I do the same with small boilers...
I use it from the big tank, but you could get one of those disposable small tanks.
If you use them just for this , they last quite a while.
Paddy
I stand corrected. Here in Canada CO detectors are typically plugged into electrical outlets on the main floor , just above the baseboards. As this is where the electrical outlets are located. I suppose on the ceiling beside the smoke alarm would be the best place.
Twin boilers. Wonderful idea.
Hi Keith, thanks for all your great videos, I really like the model in this series I look forward to seeing the double boiler setup,
Thanks for the video
It’s a pity that your customer did not buy a horizontal boiler , then if it was not up to the job do as he/she has done get another and the assemble them as a pair of Yarrow type boilers nicely built up with some of your Tyfoc bricks to resemble a multiple boiler plant as was the norm at say Papplewick pumping station near to me
By the way your very good detailed instructions on setting up engines has helped me no end even if I have been at it for couple of year longer than you now my latest project Williamson from Stuart’s runs very well
Stuart
Titanic had 29 boilers, went through quite a bit of coal that lot they did!
wow thats crazy and it had 3 engines rite high med low pressure ones i think wasent it .
Raymond J The Titanic had two four cylinder triple expansion secondary (the outside propeller shafts) engines whose exhaust steam ran the primary Parsons steam turbine (central propeller shaft).
They ran about 215psi and burnt 600 tons per day, the 2 outside engines were 15,000 hp and the center was 16,000hp
thanks for the video keith. always wondered what your oil mixture ratio was. i have that same boiler and while filling is a bit of a pain sometimes the addition of the white venting valve does let you fill the tank to the top and know it is full.
One boiler! Mwaaha!
Two boilers! Mwahas!
etc. etc.
Shall be looking forward to seeing the correct way to link and balance multiple boilers.
Odd, I thought the sight glass was half empty
Titanic had 23 double ended boilers and 6 single ended boilers. So technically it had 52 single ended boilers, that all together would eat 600 tons of coal a day (at full steam). ~ about 1/2 a ton of coal per boiler end every hour.
I went to e-bay and did a search of the "Twin Victoria Steam Engine" and what came back was mostly stuff made of bronze and made in China. Keith, have you ever inspected a steam engine that had been fabricated in China?
Yes I have rebuilt one or two .....
you might want to place the CO detector closer to the floor as CO is heavier than air
There's a myth that carbon monoxide alarms should be installed lower on the wall because carbon monoxide is heavier than air. In fact, carbon monoxide is slightly lighter than air and diffuses evenly throughout the room.
Please Google:
is CO heavier than air?
Are you trying to solve a steam volume problem or a steam pressure problem? Could you solve both by making more efficient use of steam by converting your boiler to superheat the steam as you have shown in another of your videos?
Volume.
Carbon Monoxide is heavier than air. The detector should be below your nose and mouth. If it is above you are already breathing in a lot of CO before the detector may sound.
I Googled it a while back and that apparently is a popular misconception .....
I might be missing something, but why don't you use a larger gas-tank? Those small camping type-thingies are horridly expensive in comparison. I'm using 20 kg Propane tanks for all sorts of workshop related activities and it works fine.
Please watch some more videos .......
The Olympic class ships like titanic had 29 boilers for it's twin triple Expansion engines with a turbine on the outpour for generators and middle screw power
yes it is mind blowing when you think of the scale of it all .....
It looks fantastic! Where did you get it from? I would like to buy it too.
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So the mystery oil is 40% Steam Oil, 30% Machine Oil (light ?) & 30% Rapeseed Oil.
the next question is what grade Steam Oil, I have been using 460, but I have seen 2000 grade.
I don't know without looking at the container, it's pretty thick stuff though .....
can you run the water pump off the steam engine? i remember hearing a saying about running a steam locomotive that went like: Coal little and often and water little and always.
Yes, my Stuart Victoria plant has a pump driven from the engine's crankshaft.
4:23 24 double-ended & 5 single-ended boilers rated for 220psi
What does this kind of stuff cost?
Maybe try looking on Ebay ........
Are you using distilled water?
No.
How much hp does this engine put out?
no idea ....
Ther wer 29 boilers on the titanic
25 double ended scotch boilers 4singel ended scotch boilers
A leak at at 8:39 or so?
Lots of insignificant minor leaks ......
Keith do you have Facebook?