Part 2-Restoring the Prototype of a 2 Cylinder Rotary Steam Engine

Still digital photos, with transisitions and effects plus narration of the machined parts of the engine prototype, Part 3 shall be the live action coverage of cleaning it up and assembling the parts and powereing it with a connection to an air compressor.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Rotary Steam Engine
• Prototype Restoration

[JamesrPQ]

This is an interesting concept. Hope it gets put in a car or something someday.

[rayunseitig]

@JamesrPQ  Thankyou James, we will keep our fingers crossed.

[TheSupergranny]

Hi Ray, Thanks for the interesting presentation of your photos. It goes well with a voice over...Great way to share....I love your use of Annotations.

Cheers, Mary the Supergranny

[rayunseitig]

@TheSupergranny Thanks Mary, I'm glad you liked my digital pix. I'm still having fun with windows movie maker and my still camera that shoots mpeg. Im the early '70's I was a Cinema Major at Univ. of Southern Cal. Times have changed.

The steam engine is one of my Dads many interests along with color photography fuel cells and all sorts of way out stuff. In the time of Tesla, Edison, Westinghouse and the like. Once again we are in an exciting age of invention huh.

[rayunseitig]

Check out part 3.

Part III

[FireDropTechnologies]

Ah steam turbines!

Yay! I draft proto types as well,

and have a steam turbine in the patterns.

I wounder how your form would hold against my form,

Yors looks to be more steam volume per rotation ephisan,

but I think my'n would make greater tourque and is certainly better sealed for higher pressures. Let me know if you get it running, how the spec's look.

[rayunseitig]

@FireDropTechnologies Hi there. Yes I was thinking more along the lines of the expansive properties of steam (1600 times in volume) than the jet action of turbine. Did you have a chance to see Part III? Just video of actual machined parts. I won't cut to the chase but let you enjoy the film yourself. LOL

Thanks for your thoughts. Good luck!

[FireDropTechnologies]

@rayunseitig nope, but it's on the too watch list.

[rayunseitig]

Thanks primeobserver.

Yes mills and lathes, in various shops in Chicago and on the west side of Los Angeles. One was a centrally powered belt driven shop.

I'm not inclined to machines myself. LOL

The parabolic curves generated on the fly were eteched by a pattern and then removed by hand with a file. :-) Boring.....

Part 3 is all but done and 'in the can' in film terms, we may just end up with a shot of turning it by hand for the camera as all that blow by with no seals.