Engine assembly on a large scale..
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Brunellian
Epic stuff, Brunel is a hero of mine. Read a fair bit about him and the thing which i find particulary amazing is just how relentless he was, he just never stopped, the man was a true workaholic (and genious) and it was his this which killed him. The mans ambition, imagination, foresight and dynamism really are humbling.
Epic stuff, Brunel is a hero of mine. Read a fair bit about him and the thing which i find particulary amazing is just how relentless he was, he just never stopped, the man was a true workaholic (and genious) and it was his this which killed him. The mans ambition, imagination, foresight and dynamism really are humbling.
cazzer said:
Just makes me nostalgic over what this country was and what it is now.
Bet there isn't an engineering shop left in this country that could build that now.
I normally work at one Bet there isn't an engineering shop left in this country that could build that now.
Not many left, true, but the Barrow shipyard used to make similar sized equipment, and still has the capability to handle some truly massive machining tasks.
I'd imagine the Rosyth yards could do it as well - though being as neither yard has built engines for quite some time it might not go too smoothly
Fatboy said:
cazzer said:
Just makes me nostalgic over what this country was and what it is now.
Bet there isn't an engineering shop left in this country that could build that now.
I normally work at one Bet there isn't an engineering shop left in this country that could build that now.
Not many left, true, but the Barrow shipyard used to make similar sized equipment, and still has the capability to handle some truly massive machining tasks.
I'd imagine the Rosyth yards could do it as well - though being as neither yard has built engines for quite some time it might not go too smoothly
ETA
The british enginebuilders Doxford were pioneers of slow speed engines, just as B&W were, but they lost market share in the 1970s as shipbuilding moved to the far east; they ceased production in 1980. Perhaps if they had marketed themselves to the Koreans and Japanese more intensively they would still exist; B&W would have vanished years ago without licence royalties from Korean and Chinese enginebuilders.
Edited by hidetheelephants on Saturday 7th November 20:39
It's amazing how one thread leads to something else.
After Fatman mentioned Barrow, I looked this up :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_and_sub...
Impressive stuff, I didn't know they built ships for the Japanese Navy.
Come on Fatman, tell us some stories, there must be some !
After Fatman mentioned Barrow, I looked this up :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_and_sub...
Impressive stuff, I didn't know they built ships for the Japanese Navy.
Come on Fatman, tell us some stories, there must be some !
hidetheelephants said:
I've not had practical experience of either Sulzer or Wartsila slow speed engines, but their market share suggests they either need to sack the marketing dept, or they aren't any good at designing engines.
Wartsila are known for their four strokes, and bought over Sulzer about a decade ago. I don't think they design crap engines (no problems with the ones I've worked on), so I'd go with the marketing types not convincing companies to invest in a relatively new company to the 2-stroke market.Hidetheelephants, I assume your oral board went OK? Who have you got a job with now? I'm stuck off Aberdeen at about the halfway point of my sea time, off to do some DP work next week. Floating in one spot for days....fun, fun, fun!
Taffer said:
hidetheelephants said:
I've not had practical experience of either Sulzer or Wartsila slow speed engines, but their market share suggests they either need to sack the marketing dept, or they aren't any good at designing engines.
Wartsila are known for their four strokes, and bought over Sulzer about a decade ago. I don't think they design crap engines (no problems with the ones I've worked on), so I'd go with the marketing types not convincing companies to invest in a relatively new company to the 2-stroke market.Hidetheelephants, I assume your oral board went OK? Who have you got a job with now? I'm stuck off Aberdeen at about the halfway point of my sea time, off to do some DP work next week. Floating in one spot for days....fun, fun, fun!
Here is yours truly sitting astride one cylinder, fitting a new stuffing gland. The big chunk of hardware in the foreground, with the filter poking out the top, is a 22" diameter double acting first stage cylinder, that merely doubles atmospheric pressure, and the following four stages bump it gradually up. It produces 1600cfm, at 2000 psi. Power comes from an 800hp electric motor, that weighs five tons.
I remember these from a thread the other week - I saved the link
http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/guides/William_Doxfo...
It's William Doxford & Sons ship engine builders.
http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/guides/William_Doxfo...
It's William Doxford & Sons ship engine builders.
GreenV8S said:
King Herald said:
It produces 1600cfm, at 2000 psi.
Is this the supply mentioned to turn the main engine over to start it, or is there some other devious purpose?Pesty said:
I wonder how much pressure this guy is under. The crank is almost fully assembled and he is doing some machine cutting I think.
One slip and he not the most popular man in the factory
One slip in the wrong direction and he would be all over the factoryOne slip and he not the most popular man in the factory
Edited by Pesty on Saturday 7th November 16:54
GreenV8S said:
King Herald said:
It produces 1600cfm, at 2000 psi.
Is this the supply mentioned to turn the main engine over to start it, or is there some other devious purpose?Gassing Station | Boats, Planes & Trains | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff