[–] abdullahkhalids 3y ago ↗ This is so cool. I hope they are burning coal to produce the steam to go full steampunk.Someone should do a water wheel powered one next. [–] pengaru 3y ago ↗ > I hope they are burning coal to produce the steam to go full steampunk.That's a commercial off-the-shelf hobbyist steam engine, they prescribe using smokeless fuel tablets like [0].Coal would just make a bunch of soot and a big mess in general.[0] https://www.amazon.com/Esbit-1300-Degree-Smokeless-Tablets-E... [–] bronikowski 3y ago ↗ I wonder how efficient a water will would be? Made with current tech, bearings, etc. [–] abdullahkhalids 3y ago ↗ I don't think modern gears and bearings will improve efficiency by more than a few percentage points. Most of it is in the size of the wheel, and the energy of the water.
[–] pengaru 3y ago ↗ > I hope they are burning coal to produce the steam to go full steampunk.That's a commercial off-the-shelf hobbyist steam engine, they prescribe using smokeless fuel tablets like [0].Coal would just make a bunch of soot and a big mess in general.[0] https://www.amazon.com/Esbit-1300-Degree-Smokeless-Tablets-E...
[–] bronikowski 3y ago ↗ I wonder how efficient a water will would be? Made with current tech, bearings, etc. [–] abdullahkhalids 3y ago ↗ I don't think modern gears and bearings will improve efficiency by more than a few percentage points. Most of it is in the size of the wheel, and the energy of the water.
[–] abdullahkhalids 3y ago ↗ I don't think modern gears and bearings will improve efficiency by more than a few percentage points. Most of it is in the size of the wheel, and the energy of the water.
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[ 3.5 ms ] story [ 21.3 ms ] threadSomeone should do a water wheel powered one next.
That's a commercial off-the-shelf hobbyist steam engine, they prescribe using smokeless fuel tablets like [0].
Coal would just make a bunch of soot and a big mess in general.
[0] https://www.amazon.com/Esbit-1300-Degree-Smokeless-Tablets-E...