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Looking forward to seeing your engines turning on live steam, Thomas!
Beautiful job on that heater control system, Thomas. Have you found an rtd suitable for the temperatures? Or can your controller be reprogrammed to take a thermocouple?It sounds like it is time to get out the hacksaw and the milling machine to get those boiler ends underway, those machine shops are supposed to save your time, not prolong the project.MJM460
Enjoy the drink Thomas, I've enjoyed reading through the thread and the work you've done. Not to go over said points again, and you are quite into the build now to make any design changes.....but.......why square again???I read on page 2 I think about you intending to use baffles, is that one baffle going to suffice or am I missing something?I know you aren't intending on using at high pressure, but I do worry about the sides bulging as others have mentioned. I am interested in the electric heating element, certainly a cleaner way to steam the engines
Hello Thomas,I just though that the one baffle seemed a bit low on bracing on paper, I can see you've done the sums, it is a rather unconventional design but I can see the logic of wanting more volume with the added benefit of been able to run the boiler a lot lower. When it's in steam will you be using an additive in the water to prevent corrosion much like the large steam engines with steel boiler do?