Uniflow Steam Engine2

This is a; single acting, partial Uniflow steam engine. I built it out of a old air compressor, and mostly stuff that can be made with a metal saw and a drill press. A small lathe would make some of it easier. The intake valve is a poppet whistle type valve. The engine in this clip is running on steam ,at about 35psi. I am most likley getting a pressure drop as the hose is about 10 ft long. It picks up speed untill it gets up to about 60psi,when the speed of the engine causes the exhaust valve to "float" at which point it becomes true uniflow engine.
It is nearly impossible to start it whithout the exhaust valve engaged. At this point I have no cutoff ajustment that can be made while it is running.
The steam is supplied by a Lamont style boiler I built, in a steam car I did a lot of the engineering on. The boiler can supply steam at about 3hp at 125psi.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Steam
• engine
• uniflow
• air
• compressor
• boiler
• lamont

[Kara0ki]

What a contraption!! i love it!! well done

[tangofizz77]

hahaha smoke.

[nohandsma]

great work

[jonnotantan]

dear god... I like....