Short introduction from the Netherlands
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:33 pm
Hello,
My name is Kees Hellinga, 18 years old and I live in Zeewolde, the Netherlands. As school I do operational technique, that's steam, oil- and gasengines, refrigeration, elektronic and more.
When I was ten, I start as volunteer on the steam pumping station "Hertog Reijnout" in Nijkerk. That's an old pumping station of 1882. It has a one cylinder Meyer expansion engine, with a injection condenser, the engine drives two paddle wheels to pump maximum 260M3 pro minute. The steamboiler is a new one, build in 2007. It's a coalfired firetube boiler, 12 bar/180PSI for 1200Kg steam/hour.
When I started, I don't know anything about steam, over the year I learn a lot about engines, steam valves, thermodynamics, steam boilers and a lot more. Now I'm 18 and I want to start with building a steam launch. The idea is a standing wood/coalfired firetube boiler, about 7bar/100PSI. (In the Netherlands you can build an boiler without official examination, but by an modeling assocation, when PxV<200 = boiler contents times steam pressure most be lower than 200). The engine will be a V-compound, because I think that's buetifull en quite rare.
In an other topic I want to talk about the design and building off the steam boiler, engine, pumps and appendages.
My English leaves much to be disered. Please correct me when I make mistakes.
Greet, Kees Hellinga
My name is Kees Hellinga, 18 years old and I live in Zeewolde, the Netherlands. As school I do operational technique, that's steam, oil- and gasengines, refrigeration, elektronic and more.
When I was ten, I start as volunteer on the steam pumping station "Hertog Reijnout" in Nijkerk. That's an old pumping station of 1882. It has a one cylinder Meyer expansion engine, with a injection condenser, the engine drives two paddle wheels to pump maximum 260M3 pro minute. The steamboiler is a new one, build in 2007. It's a coalfired firetube boiler, 12 bar/180PSI for 1200Kg steam/hour.
When I started, I don't know anything about steam, over the year I learn a lot about engines, steam valves, thermodynamics, steam boilers and a lot more. Now I'm 18 and I want to start with building a steam launch. The idea is a standing wood/coalfired firetube boiler, about 7bar/100PSI. (In the Netherlands you can build an boiler without official examination, but by an modeling assocation, when PxV<200 = boiler contents times steam pressure most be lower than 200). The engine will be a V-compound, because I think that's buetifull en quite rare.
In an other topic I want to talk about the design and building off the steam boiler, engine, pumps and appendages.
My English leaves much to be disered. Please correct me when I make mistakes.
Greet, Kees Hellinga