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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.
Posted by on or about 09:30
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3 comments:

w3ski said...

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

12/31/2021 10:59 AM
Comrade Misfit said...

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

12/31/2021 11:03 AM
Eck! said...

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!

1/01/2022 9:54 AM

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