[quote="DetroiTug"]Here is a small steam turbine with 4" diameter rotor assembly (it has three rotors) my buddy is working on and I've been working with him on it. Sorry about the video quality (cell phone). This is on 80 psi air and there will be another reduction shaft for final drive. This is ver...

Mike Cole wrote:Hi
http://www.ss-shieldhall.co.uk

Shieldhall must be the largest steamer on our books at 268 feet long and build quite late 1955 and even she has Up and Downers rather than turbines

Mike

Thank you for the tip. I just reached out to them.

There is a general recognized concept that somewhere say around 2000 Horsepower steam turbines start to make more sense then reciprocating steam engines. If you look at the Steam Boating Association of Great Britian (SBA), which has the largest membership of steamboaters world wide, they have a boa...

I recently have been researching information for a piece on triple expansion engines and turbines. What piece are you after? Right now I am collecting data. I am searching for more first hand experience. Find use who have utilized such engines and get their first hand accounts on the operation of t...

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