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International Steam.co.uk – comprehensive coverage of stationary steam engines in their original locations, working and non-working, in many countries; preserved stationary steam engines – includes lesser-known museums containing such engines (UK) Steamers steam engine forum – Questions and answers about old steam engines, traction engines
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.
George Henry Corliss (June 2, 1817 – February 21, 1888) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor, who developed the Corliss steam engine, which was a great improvement over any other stationary steam engine of its time. The Corliss engine is widely considered one of the more notable engineering achievements of the 19th century.
Stationary steam engines (2 C, 23 P) Pages in category "Stationary engines" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Thurston (1878:317) relates "It was introduced by the inventor in a form which especially adapted it to use with the beam-engine used on the Eastern waters of the United States, and was adapted to stationary engines by Messrs. Thurston, Greene & Co., of Providence, R. I., who made use of it for some years before any other form of "drop cut-off ...
Pages in category "Stationary steam engines" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Barring engine;
The drive shaft whose speed is being sensed is top right Porter governor on a Corliss steam engine. The devices shown are on steam engines. Power is supplied to the governor from the engine's output shaft by a belt or chain connected to the lower belt wheel. The governor is connected to a throttle valve that regulates the flow of working fluid ...
The Engine Collection (Danish: Dansk Motor- og Maskinsamling) is a museum in Grenå, Denmark.The museum is Northern Europe's largest collection of stationary engines, with over 450 engines on exhibit, most of which have been restored and are functional.