Simpson and Shipton Running (just)

Simpson and Shipton Running (just)

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15 April 2012 at 08:50 #89146
Stewart Hart
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I've got this engine running but its very air gready my little compressore can only keep it going for about 10 seconds before it runs out of wind, I'll keep tinkering with it to see if it can be improved but I may have run into the limitations of the design.

http://youtu.be/0KZoRF8AhRU

http://youtu.be/0KZoRF8AhRU

Stew
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15 April 2012 at 08:50 #3127
Stewart Hart
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15 April 2012 at 11:13 #89157
Eric Cox
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The running time is dependent on air volume not pressure.

You can probably get around it by using a receiver tank between the compressor and the engine instead of feeding direct from the compressor and feed the tank with a large diameter pipe and the engine with a smaller diameter pipe.
15 April 2012 at 12:10 #89163
Stewart Hart
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Hi Eric:- Thanks for your interest, yes you're probably correct when you say it volume not pressure, I'll be taking the engine to a friend who has a bigger tank so will see if it runns longer on that.

Still got some fettling to do spotted one or two areas for improvement, one of the bearing stands is slightly short a couple of though ish so I'll shim that up, I havn't sealed any of the joints so that won't help but I'm happy with it:- I'll keep running it to losen things up whilst I make a ball valve for it and a base etc, then it will get stripped down.

Stew
15 April 2012 at 12:57 #89167
magpie
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Another nice one Stew, still convinced you NEVER sleep.

Cheers Dek
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