[SEL] Bethlehem Steel Gas Engines

[Rick Rowlands]

Gas blowing engines are particularly rare.  Only a few plants used them. 
Far more common were the steam blowing engines.  Today steam turbo blowers 
are almost universally used.   There are nine steam blowing engines 
preserved at various locations in the US and Mexico and two turbo blowers 
preserved.

Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Orrin Iseminger" <oiseming at moscow.com>
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Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 8:59 PM
Subject: RE: [SEL] Bethlehem Steel Gas Engines


> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Rick 
> Rowlands
> Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 5:46 PM
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> Subject: [SEL] Bethlehem Steel Gas Engines
>
> This is what I did on Veterans Day!
>
> http://community.webshots.com/album/502877665GYKjkm
>
> Rick Rowlands
> Tod Engine Foundation
> 2261 Hubbard Road
> Youngstown, OH  44505
> 330-728-2799
> www.todengine.org
>
> William Tod Co. 34" x 68" x 60" Cross Compound Rolling Mill Engine
> Historic Mechanical and Materials Engineering Landmark
>
> ~~~~~~~~
>
> Thank you for posting some very impressive pictures, Rick.  They were a 
> real
> eye-opener.  Most texts that describe steel manufacturing processes, but
> don't explain the source of air.  I guess I always assumed blowers were
> used, but of course blowers couldn't produce sufficient pressure.   It 
> never
> dawned on me that reciprocating pumps were used.  Fascinating.
>
> Regards,
>
> Orrin
>
>
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