[modeleng] Re: New steamer from Eugene, Oregon
- From: stepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:47:10 +0000
Gosh, "producer gas". Havent heard that term since I was at college.
The steam engine is fairly basic and has relatively low efficiency.
However, the steam can be made in many ways, the engines are reliable
and long-lived (some ran for 100+ years) mainy due to their simplicity.
Turbines have to be made to finer limits, and hence, wear is more
critical and will degrade perfomance far more than on a conventional engine.
Ask questions and I am sure some here will have some answers.
Alan
On 16/01/2012 23:18, Warren Weisman wrote:
> I am a steam “newbie� am just teaching myself model boilermaking.
> I’ve got extensive experience with ICE’s, but am very, very interested in
> learning all I can about steam and the history of steam engines and turbines.
> I
> work in biogas, which is methane from organic waste I’m sure old-timers will
> call sewer gas or digester gas (but which is hardly made solely from sludge
> anymore). I am also very interested in syngas from gasification, which old
> timers might call wood gas or producer gas.
>
> Engine timing on ICE’s for both biogas and syngas is very
> problematic, as are siloxanes eating up pistons. My very amateur assessment
> from my limited knowledge so far has given me a great deal of optimism a
> number
> of these problems can be resolved by using steam boilers instead.
> Anyway, hope to learn a lot and will definitely research as
> best I can to not bug everybody with too many unnecessary questions. Also
> very interested in connecting with
> anyone involved in steam in the Eugene, Oregon area. Warren
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