Bruce Macbeth Engine, European Version

[Roger B]

Splendid      I do love all the little details 

[fumopuc]

Roger thanks.


Making the water return piping around the water reservoir was the next challenge.
Some adapters for the Chinese computer radiator are necessary.
Here now fixed with some epoxy glue, followed by the pipes prepared in situ. A pressure test has to be made here soon also.
Next to do, the brackets to keep the long tube in position.

[fumopuc]

As mentioned before, now the brackets to fix partly the long water return pipe coming from the later to make exhaust manifold/cylinder heads.

I wish you all a happy new year and stay healthy everybody please.

[Don1966]

Happy New Years to you Achim and the engine is awesome.......



 
Don

[derekwarner]

Yes, welcome to 2021 Achim [from Australia] 

During my apprenticeship 50+ years ago, I spent some time working on maintenance to Cooling Towers.......[huge multi story Towers - 4" NB inlet and outlet pipework - 'Air Blast' water fall type with huge volumes of ambient air blown over the water cascading thru the  labyrinth of wooden slats, so fans, motor V-Belt drives,  replacement wooden slat shell etc]

I was aware of minature closed loop fluid filled PC cooling radiators, however amazed to see  the open loop versions

Maybe a little premature, but will you use a % of glycol or similar, to protect engine or system metals and also reduce the chance of the fluid becoming rancid?

From practical purposes in actual cooling towers, an isolation valve on the inlet side of the tower would allow for maintenance on the tower internals, however also importantly maintaining a head of cooling water in the engine 

Always looking forward to your thread postings

Derek

[fumopuc]

Yes, welcome to 2021 Achim [from Australia] 

During my apprenticeship 50+ years ago, I spent some time working on maintenance to Cooling Towers.......[huge multi story Towers - 4" NB inlet and outlet pipework - 'Air Blast' water fall type with huge volumes of ambient air blown over the water cascading thru the  labyrinth of wooden slats, so fans, motor V-Belt drives,  replacement wooden slat shell etc]

I was aware of minature closed loop fluid filled PC cooling radiators, however amazed to see  the open loop versions

Maybe a little premature, but will you use a % of glycol or similar, to protect engine or system metals and also reduce the chance of the fluid becoming rancid?

From practical purposes in actual cooling towers, an isolation valve on the inlet side of the tower would allow for maintenance on the tower internals, however also importantly maintaining a head of cooling water in the engine 

Always looking forward to your thread postings

Derek

Hi Derek,
happy new year too.
Good to know that you are still following along.


The coolant I am using for all my engines is at the picture below.
It is normal automotive stuff.


Concerning the design of the return pipe it is everything open until now.
There is already an idea to add an additional point of separation, as shown in second picture, inside the red circle.
May be to add her also a valve.
The common steam ball valves for 6 mm pipe with 5 mm pass are to big unfortunately.
They do have outer dimensions from 45 x 45 mm, so I have to design something by my on.
We will see it later, it is a point at the list.

[fumopuc]

Happy New Years to you Achim and the engine is awesome.......



 
Don

Hi Don thanks. Stay safe.

[fumopuc]

Hi everybody,
there has been a visit of some elves. May be friends of Chris´s gang ?
Anyway, the sample assembly is done now, so I have to clean the field only and store the tools under the bench again.

[gbritnell]

HI Achim,
A truly outstanding presentation. The engine and all the peripheral components are done to your high standard of work.
Happy New Year and stay safe.
gbritnell

[fumopuc]

Hi George,
thanks for watching and the friendly comments.
I try to learn from your craftsmanship.




With all the tubes in situ I had to fix the flanges at the tubing now. Some Epoxy glue was used.
To protected the connecting surfaces of both flanges, I have cut some special seals.
The real ones do have the big hole in the middle.


Next pictures are showing the next job to attack.
The hole in the base should be covered by the switch panel in Future.
And the virtual part.

[Admiral_dk]

Thank you Achim and a nice one to you too 

You have added so many nice details that I almost lost count one way or the other ....
This has got me to the point that the RED & Black wire to the Fan simply is Not a part of the otherwise amazing display .... but that is just me.

Best wishes

Per

[fumopuc]

Hi Per thanks.
The whole fan is not confirmed for this display until now.
The computer radiator was delivered together with the fan as an assembly.
At the end, for the functionality it seems to be unlikely that the fan will be necessary.
There are two other options under investigation, shown at the pictures below.
If the fan will be necessary, than any kind of covering, may be from wood will be designed and I will try to hide the wire.

[Admiral_dk]

OK - if you're going this way - how about no screen at all ...?
This would be more in line with it being a kind of Industrial installation .... a naked radiator so to speak.

[fumopuc]

This would be more in line with it being a kind of Industrial installation .... a naked radiator so to speak.

Hi Per, may be this third option will be the very best.

[kvom]

Lots of "extras" on this build.  When you were building the stanchions and stairs a few months back I figured that the build was almost done.