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- Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:10 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Engine Indicators, Power, Tuning
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10049
Re: Engine Indicators, Power, Tuning
- Thu Aug 23, 2018 3:43 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Valvegear Simulation Software
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3692
Re: Valvegear Simulation Software
My bad, I had never seen it mentioned.
- Thu Aug 23, 2018 2:45 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Valvegear Simulation Software
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3692
Valvegear Simulation Software
I don't know if this is well known, but I recently found a website (http://www.billp.org/Dockstader/ValveGear.html) with software available for simulation of more or less every valve gear ever used. It's meant for use with the live steam community but it's still been pretty useful for me, hopefully ...
- Sun Aug 19, 2018 8:59 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Simpson Strickland engine
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5631
Re: Simpson Strickland engine
There are a number of the smaller Kingdon engines about in UK, USA and one in NZ mainly of the 1/4A,A & AB sizes, I suspect this is the only B (or larger) engine left and certainly the only one capable of operation. Regards Jack I'm not terribly familiar with Simpson Strickland's terminology. Being...
- Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:39 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Simpson Strickland engine
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5631
Re: Simpson Strickland engine
Absolutely beautiful engine. I didn't know there were any left.
- Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:35 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Watertube boiler casing lining
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10169
Re: Watertube boiler casing lining
What are you using as insulation?
- Sat Jul 14, 2018 4:26 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Steam Actuated Inlet Valves?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 42912
Re: Steam Actuated Inlet Valves?
Skinner of course used two cams running running at the same speed, and adjusted the phase angle between the cams to achieve a wide range of cut-offs, from 5 or 10% to over 50% - necessary since those engines were often used in direct reversing marine service, and reliable reversing is essential. Th...
- Fri Apr 20, 2018 5:17 pm
- Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Heavy Duty Trailer cover
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6962
Re: Heavy Duty Trailer cover
Alright, keeping in mind that virtually all of my experience is in moving furniture; If you want to do this on a tighter budget, look at using a few tarps instead of just one. I'd recommend wrapping the VFT by itself,with a liberal amount of ratchet ties to keep flapping to a minimum. The biggest ki...
- Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:09 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: DAL engine coming together
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3660
Re: DAL engine coming together
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- Thu Apr 12, 2018 2:30 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Steam Actuated Inlet Valves?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 42912
Re: Steam Actuated Inlet Valves?
Because timing isn't quite as important as the inlet valve, I figured either a uniflow design or cam driven poppet would be suitable.Lionel Connell wrote:TriangleTom,
What are you going to do with the exhaust valve?
Lionel