Turbine powered live steam locomotive
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Cool model! We have 3 steam turbine locomotives, non of them are in running condition at the moment but one of them will be running in a near future.
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Very cool vehicle. Thumbs up! :)
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Well done on the demo! What gear ratio for the Jensen turbine drive (which otherwise reminds me of a Heisler set-up)? With a sufficiently long frame, radio controls, a fuel tank, and a water reservoir could also be carried; Accucraft should have an appropriate syphon for water injection available.
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@sloth269 Thanks for the explanation. Don't you just love a nice bank of cooling towers in the sunset!?
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@SteffanLlwyd On a normal closed steam system using super heated steam the steam is condensed in the condenser under a vacuum once it has passed the LP turbine to remove the latent heat, the presure at the end of the LP turbine is normaly just above atmospheric as the steam still has some energy. The steam turbine uses the expensive energy of the steam to rotate the shafts/rotors so its not really "blowing" but expanding as the presure is relisesed in the turbines. Hope this makes sence.
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Have I understood things correctly that by condensing the steam on the exhaust side a turbine can be 'sucked' from the LP end while it is 'blown' at the HP end... raising efficiency?
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Fantastic model and inventive use of the Jensen turbine, makes a great sound too.
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haha good idea
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I love it! It would be really cool if you make a 4.75" gauge one to run at GGLS and your house
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Wonderful. Great thinking. Would a conventional end-blown power station type) turbine work OK too?
Love the sound of it, by the way...
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Have you found out a way to get a jensen turbine by itself, I have a left over accucraft ruby power plant with the eccentrics and pistons missing, I want to make a train using just a jensen turbine, I dont want the whole powerplant though
drx630 2 years ago
No. I bought the complete set. The electric boiler comes in handy for testing engines indoors...
FYI, I don't think a Ruby boiler will be able to generate enough steam to sustain the turbine. I am using a rather large Scotch type boiler designed for boat use...
dwegmull 2 years ago
What an interesting little "critter"! :) Beautiful-looking railroad, too!
WA1LBK 4 years ago
Thanks.
I wish I could take credit for the railroad, but I was just visiting...
dwegmull 4 years ago