Big Steam Engine Pics

I've probably posted something like this before, but here's some pics of our visit to Kempton Park Steam Museum.  The steam engines they have are identical to the ones used on the Titanic

Using a small steam engine to start the big one:




Here's a bit from a steam turbine


And one for the serious geek, a Mercury arc rectifier


That glow is high voltage electricity arcing into a pool of Mercury. 

Very cool!


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Very cool!

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I am wondering what the advantage is to those diagonal teeth on the turbine?

I am wondering what the advantage is to those diagonal teeth on the turbine?

Less lateral pressure on them to avoid deterioration?

Less lateral pressure on them to avoid deterioration?

I like it.

Jimbo apparently was at the concession stand when they covered that.

Less lateral pressure on them to avoid deterioration?

Yeah, I was gonna say that as well.  Cakes were store bought.

Here's a bit of the connecting rod with an elbow for scale.

The funny thing is that it's really quiet and sounds like it's breathing. 

The other funny thing is that the beardy old guys that run it have apparently formed warring factions, with the electricity guys sworn to fight the steam guys to the death.  A bit like real life Thomas the Tank.

A bit like real life Thomas the Tank.  Train

Fixed it.