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| Stilldrillin:
Hi Stuart. These days, H&S would have a field day....... :palm: The gas engines. Were there three of them? Each with a lady's name? :scratch: Old Gordon, the blacksmith. Who used to live over the fence from me. Told me of the times, as an apprentice. He had to crawl inside the exhaust pipes, to weld patches over the leaks........ :bugeye: Thanks! Wishing a happy New Year, to You and Yours....... :thumbup: David D |
| lordedmond:
Yes David no h&s then only came over for a works visit whilst I was doing my time , The generators were huge all open frames two cylinder gas engines ,very unnerving standing at the ends with the piston rod cross head coming towards you, I bet the generators were serviced while running as we did with our converters and alternators ie carbon brushes changed on load / live no need to shut down it was only 220 volts and the Gas engine ones were 2 volts I cannot remember the names of them Stuart |
| vtsteam:
Fascinating stuff........ |
| Stilldrillin:
--- Quote from: Stuart on December 30, 2014, 08:27:59 AM ---I cannot remember the names of them Stuart --- End quote --- JOAN, ENID, VERA........ Horizontal, Twin Tandem Compound. ** BLAST FURNACE GAS ENGINES** Date 1924-28. Cylinder- Dia x Stroke 51.25" x 59". Horse Power 7150. Speed 91.5 rpm. 3-phase flywheel aternator - 185 tons inc crankshaft. 3 engines, JOAN, ENID and VERA, using 544,500 cu ft/hour of blast furnace gas, to generate 5000 kw at 6,600 volts. http://ellisdesign.jalbum.net/Stationary%20Engines%20-%204/Iron%20&%20Steelworks/Staveley%20Ironworks/slides/01-66-34.html?show_param=3 Would have loved to have seen them running........ David D |
| lordedmond:
Yes David they where quite a sight and very nearly silent Well you have jogged my brain cell it was the rotary converters that did the two volts for the salt cells the gas engines were at high voltage thaks for the nudge At Stanton we used steam turbines for power generation Stuart |
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