A Radial Marine Steam Engine PART 1

Radial Marine Engine It's been very quiet in the workshop lately. The traction engine has been steaming, the drum has been threshing, the elevator has been elevating and the hit and miss engine has been missing and hitting, but nothing has been made. Inspiration arrived, however, in a video on Youtube in the form of a triple expansion, radial marine steam engine (youtu.be/Oh9LpKAodxs?si=PU1Ja57TDmbm_Rbj). Okay, it's not technically radial, more ‘W’ or ‘Broad Arrow’ but still a very interesting engine. The original was made in the early 20th Century, by Charles Ward Engineering Works, Charleston, West Virginia and was installed in a tug boat. What, then, makes it so interesting? Well, firstly the layout; three cylinders at 60 degrees spacing around the crankshaft. The three connecting rods share a common crank…

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