Model
Marine Steam
by Stan Bray
Softcover
210 x 295mm
144pp
Published by Special Interest Model Books Ltd, Dorset, England
R.R.P.$29.90
ISBN 1-85486-245-6
Extract from back cover of book:
This book provides all the information any ship modeller interested in powering a model boat using live steam will need. It offers both the basic theory covering the steam power plant and fully detailed drawings for the construction of simple and advanced steam engines, boilers and ancillary equipment.
There has been a huge growth in interest in live steam-powered model boats in recent years but modellers have endured a dearth of practical construction drawings for suitable steam plants. Here, the author covers many types of engine from simple oscillating cylinder types to piston and poppet valve engines, and the application of radio control to the management of the boiler and engine.
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Simple single cylinder, single acting and double acting oscillating engines (including
plans)
- Multiple cylinder oscillating engines (including plans)
- Single
and multiple cylindered slide valve engines (including plans)
- Piston and
poppet valve engines (including plans)
- Principle of boiler construction and
heat sources (including plans)
- Control units, reversing systems, radio control
valves
- Mounting engine and boiler units in model boats
About the Author: Stan Bray is a model engineer and author of wide experience including editorship of the magazine Model Engineers Workshop and has written many books covering subject from clock making to machine shop techniques
Photos: Black & White
Units of Measurement: Imperial
Contents
Steam Plant Design
Boiler Water
General Construction
Oscillating Engines
Slide Valve Engines
Miscellaneous Engines
Model Marine Boilers
Boiler Design and Construction
Boiler Fittings
Boiler Firing Methods
Boiler Feed Water Pumps
Steam Engine Lubrication
Going Astern
Valve Gear
Steam Turbines
Paddle Steamers
Automatic Controls