Gif at the bottom of the thread post. Much better quality 33 second video at the link: https://imgur.com/gallery/A64eDZI
Posted on 04/08/2024 5:02:20 PM PDT by ransomnote
Gif at the bottom of the thread post. Much better quality 33 second video at the link: https://imgur.com/gallery/A64eDZI
Nothing could go wrong there.
It left a large amount of steam mist going down the road. Imagine several running together. That would need to be corrected.
Two-wheeled Stanley Steamer.
Actually, steam is not as complicated or difficult to engineer as an internal-combustion engine, has excellent torque characteristics all the way through advancing throttle position, and because it is EXTERNAL combustion, virtually no NOx emissions and very little carbon monoxide in the flame exhaust. Extremely wasteful of water with no recirculation/reclamation system, however, with serious problems with water purity, as like an old teakettle, a serious buildup of lime begins to occur.
Abner Doble solved that problem back in the 1920’s, and the Doble steam-powered automobile was probably the most sophisticated design of its time. But Abner Doble was no businessman, and no two Doble vehicles were ever the same. He just had to keep tinkering and adjusting the kinds of innovations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUg_ukBwsyo
With flash boilers and condensers steam is a very efficient mechanical power source.
I’ve always wondered why we haven’t utilized steam more. The US Navy has steam as their motive force on literally every vessel (granted with different creative forces) so most of the problems have been solved. Just a matter of scaling them down to a consumer level.
I want a steam engine to power an AC generator.
Not every Navy vessel, just the nuclear-powered ones, which only make up about 40% of the fleet.
Oops, I stand corrected, there’s stt=ill like a dozen oilers left in service. But I still don’t think the total comes to half the fleet. Th rest run on gas turbines.
I want a steam engine to power an AC generator.
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If you can find water, then any fuel (paper, sticks, etc.) would be golden, I assume.
I like the idea.
I can get water and wood, gas could become iffy.
Sorry, didn’t realize so many ships have switched to gas turbines. But the point stands—any problems with steam have been solved, and if it is sufficient to use in a fleet that has millions of miles traveled, then it should be considered for smaller vehicles.
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