Corliss steam engine plans. Engines fitted with corliss valve gear offered the best thermal efficiency of any type of stationary steam engine until the refinement of the uniflow steam. Lets see if this works. Corliss steam engine pictures by loggerhogger photobucket. Here is the link to some pictures i have in photobucket of a model corliss steam engine that i just finnished building.
Its stainless steel and meehanite parts are expertly crafted and represent the type of model engineering project that can be found in this section. Photo above is a corliss built by bernard collyer and shown at the final sandown park exhibition. Corliss several pumping engines for public water supply notable among which may be mentioned the pawtucket three million engine which enjoys the international reputation of being one of the most economical pumping engines in the world in the use of fuel. Running model corliss steam engine duration.
A corliss steam engine or corliss engine is a steam engine fitted with rotary valves and with variable valve timing patented in 1849 invented by and named after the american engineer george henry corliss of providence rhode island. Hd 720p the big red corliss steam engine is one of the the stars of londons science museum. The model engineering section of the internet craftsmanship museum section 2 steam stirling and other engines. Steam engine and boiler alternator off grid duration.
The above compound corliss steam engine by wilhelm huxhold is only 5 long. I got the kit from coles power models and it took me about 9 years to build. He is looking to build a replica of a very specific corliss engine. This cross compound mill engine equipped with corliss valve gear both on the high and low pressure.
The plans and kit that coles has for sale as well as the live steam article and the other links provided in response to the original post do not answer bobs original question. The duplex corliss model steam engine by john v mcdivitt reddrryder.