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A Gas tank for the |
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BIX029
Boiler Pressure Regulator.
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Forest Classics, sponsors
of Robert Handcock &
Ken Edwards, at the Isle
of Man TT races.
Congratulations to Rob & Ken for winning 5th place at the 2012 Sidecar event!
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The flame (1) is sucked into the cylinder (2) and a valve (3) closes the cylinder. The air in the cylinder gets hot, expands and pushes the piston out. Because of missing oxygen in the closed cylinder the heat escapes and the air cools down very quickly. |
The operating cycle of
the Vacuum Engine |
The volume in the cylinder contracts. The atmospheric pressure (1 bar) pushes the piston back with the help of the flywheel (4). The valve opens and the process starts again. In 1758 Henry Wood took out the patent for the vacuum engine
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