[SEL] Blackstone progress

[Elden DuRand]

Ron:

That was an interesting history.  Thanks for the link.  Keep us informed of progress with the Blackstone.

Take care - Elden
edurand at mchsi.com
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 

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>  Hi Elden.
> There are a lot of things I don't know about this 
> engine, I am not sure
> what the spring injection means.  Probably it has 
> a spring to pressurize
> the fuel and not a high pressure pump.  It is to run on 
> 
> "From soon after the First World War the Carter 
> brothers began working to
> develop an improved for of fuel injection system 
> for their engines. Their
> work culminated in 1924 with the introduction of 
> the Spring Injection
> mechanism. Simple in both design and operation it 
> allowed a measured
> amount of fuel to be pumped to the injection 
> chamber at a precise moment
> and for sufficient time for the fuel to be fully 
> burnt. With close
> control of fuel consumed and an ability to start 
> from cold and to run on
> practically any fuel, the company claimed the 
> spring injection engine
> could successfully challenge steam in its last 
> stronghold, the power
> station steam turbine. "
> Here is a picture of the mechanism.
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/blkstone/History8.htm
> They were designed to run on "residual oil"  #2 
> Diesels will work well.