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A steam car is a car ... necessitating frequent refilling of the water tank; ... When the boiler had achieved maximum working pressure, the burner would cut out until ...
A steam generator is a type of boiler used to produce steam for climate control and potable water heating in railroad passenger cars. The output of a railroad steam generator is low-pressure, saturated steam that is passed through a system of pipes and conduits throughout the length of the train. Steam generators were developed when diesel ...
The Skene was a simple steam buggy with a 5-hp double-acting two-cylinder engine and had a boiler with a working pressure of 160 pounds. The gasoline and water tanks were sufficient for a 25-mile run. All parts of the Skene were built in the Lewiston plant, a fact in which the Skene company took pride. [1]
The model E had been developed by 1922; this could be said to be the "classic" Doble, of which the most examples have survived. The initial monotube boiler design was perfected into the "American" type. This produced steam at a pressure of 750 psi (52 bar) and a temperature of 750 °F (400 °C). The tubing was formed from seamless cold-drawn ...
Hose for conveying force to train brakes by a differential in air pressure. Contains either high-pressure compressed air or air at lower than atmospheric pressure (vacuum), depending on whether the locomotive has an air brake or vacuum brake system. [6]: 483–486 [3]: 1 Water compartment Tank for water to be used by the boiler to produce steam.
The compact engine ran at considerable steam pressure, with the 10-horsepower (7.5 kW) boiler described in 1912 [6] as having the safety valve set at 650 pounds per square inch (4.5 MPa), with the burner set to automatically cut back when pressure reached 500 pounds per square inch (3.4 MPa).
Monotube steam generators may either boil gradually along their length, usually pumped circulation systems, [2] but where this boiling does not disrupt the circulation. Otherwise they can use the Benson supercritical system , where the pressure is sufficient to prevent boiling (within the heated volume) altogether.
The car had a twin-cylinder horizontal steam engine and used kerosene for fuel. The boiler pressure was stated as 600psi. [1] [2] The Scott-Newcomb Motor Car Company was formed for production but only one touring car is known to have been built; the company may have produced as many as five vehicles before folding. [1] [2]