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A stationary engine is an engine whose framework does not move. They are used to drive immobile equipment, such as pumps , generators , mills or factory machinery, or cable cars . The term usually refers to large immobile reciprocating engines , principally stationary steam engines [ 1 ] and, to some extent, stationary internal combustion engines .
A stationary steam engine, preserved at Tower Bridge in London. This is one of two tandem cross-compound hydraulic pumping engines formerly used to raise and lower the bridge. Stationary steam engines are fixed steam engines used for pumping or driving mills and factories, and for
The Corliss Engine displayed at the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures and Products of the Soil and Mine of 1876. The last major improvement to the steam engine was the Corliss engine. [6] Named after its inventor, George Henry Corliss, this stationary steam engine was introduced to the world in 1849.
Musgrave's non-dead-centre engine was a stationary steam engine of unusual design, intended to solve the problem of stopping on dead centre. It was designed in 1887 to serve as a marine engine . It used a pair of linked cylinders to prevent the engine from stopping in a position where no turning force can be applied.
Pages in category "Stationary engines" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Steamrollers and traction engines are popular, in 1:4 or 1:3 scale, as are model stationary steam engines, ranging from pocket-size to 1:2 scale. A live steam festival with equipment on display ranging from small stationary engines to full-size locomotives. Porvoo, Finland, 2003
A preserved hit-and-miss engine: 1917 Amanco 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 hp (1.7 kW) 'Hired Man' A hit-and-miss engine or Hit 'N' Miss is a type of stationary internal combustion engine that is controlled by a governor to only fire at a set speed. They are usually 4-stroke, but 2-stroke versions were also made.
Willans & Robinson engine, driving a dynamo generator. The Willans engine or central valve engine was a high-speed stationary steam engine used mainly for electricity generation around the start of the 20th century. Willans' engine was one of the best-known examples of the steeple compound engine. [1]