Friday, December 31, 2021

Because It's Friday

A 600-hp stationary engine:



Think about the relative sizes of a 600-hp gasoline engine or a turbine.

3 comments:

  1. Pardon my ignorance, but what does it do besides turn and reciprocate? It's not for driving posts.
    w3ski

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  2. It was a pipeline pumping engine for a natural gas pipeline.

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  3. They or similar were also used for running a whole factory though
    shafting and belts, providing electricity, and pumping water
    among other uses.

    What was impressive is the number of hours they would run
    continuously.

    There is a nice Corliss up in Maine (Maine transportation
    museum, Knox county).



    Eck!

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