The "50 years of Victory" is the Ships name, after 50 years that has transpired since the end of World War II. '50 Years of Victory' (50 лет Победы / 50 Let Pobedy) is the largest and most powerful icebreaker in the world. She is an engineering marvel and is powered by 2 nuclear reactors that produc...

The Amish don't use electricity, or zippers, automobiles, trucks, etc, and I don't know any who do metal fabrication as a business, although many of this group make horse buggy wheels for sale. The Amish are very complicated. On the East Coast the best traction engine boiler fabrication is Jonas St...

This is the thread for the 2.5mm nozzle I am using: https://thesteamboatingforum.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2274 The 2.5mm nozzle is made of brass and stainless steel. The center bore is 2.5mm. It was designed for air, I replaced the O-ring with a steam rated Viton O-ring. Heavy Oil Waste Oil Alc...

Fred, The exact one I have ordered is this model McMasterCarr Catalog #: 47345K32 - 40 to 110psi model https://www.mcmaster.com/47345K32/ It is 3/8" npt inlet and outlet. My thinking behind this it might be able to support up to two atomizing nozzles in the future. Right now I have one nozzle and ab...

On a recent outing in June we ran Nyitra on a combination of propane, kerosene, and some wood. The 2.5mm steam atomizer worked ok, but it was finicky. As the boiler pressure changed it would require adjustment. I saw a recent post by RNoe where part of the oil atomizing rig appears to have some kind...

If you are going to mention vertical boilers, don't forget the Manning Vertical FireTube boiler. Nyitra's ASME Boiler is inspired by the Manning VFT Factory boilers that had a wider diameter in the firebox area at the bottom.

-CB

I put a small fitting on my boiler's bonnet that goes via a long copper pipe to a Magna-Helic Gauge, measuring -1 to 1 inch pressure of H2O. I installed it so the fireman could notice changes in air movement through the boiler. The stack is now 5ft+bonnet which helps the draft naturally. There is ma...

For reference I have used a few belts. I highly recommend Gates PowerGrip GT4. I have not had one break on the water. I know of at least one person in England who is running a geared belt. This is what I use... https://www.mcmaster.com/6486K651 Mcmaster Catalog# 6486K651 High-Strength HTD Timing Bel...

... fire brick as targets that glow red hot and keep the flame outs from happening. That's a good idea, I will bring some firebrick to try that. Probably most of the time I'm going to run Nyitra with 1 of her 2 propane burners on low next to the oil nozzle. I have a 1/4 ball valve for shut off. I'm...

I just wanted folks to know that there are some cheap air atomizing nozzles available on eBay for $20 on eBay. I bought the 2.5mm nozzle, and replaced the interior O-ring with a steam rated Viton O-ring from McMaster Carr. (5 pack for $5) The nozzle is intended for air , but I just wanted to let fol...