M33 - Tea light engine
| Technical details | ||
| Year of construction | 2006 | |
| Arbeitskolben | Hub | 4 mm |
| Durchmesser | 4 mm | |
| Schwungrad | Durchmesser | 15 mm |
| Material | Messing | |
| Leerlaufdrehzahl | nicht gemessen | |
| Heizung | Spiritus | |
| Masse | 160 g | |
Description:
I built the "tea light engine" after returning from the Sinsheim
Steam Meet. As I did not have any drawings, I modelled the engine after the
"Fidged engine".
The boiler was made from stainless steel tubing brazed to a copper base plate
with inward pointing fins. This guarantees good heat conduction between
flame and water.
The engine could be powered by a tea
light, but the soot collecting on the base of the boiler would dramatically
impair heat conduction. Therefore, I use a small alcohol burner fashioned from a
plumbing pipe end cap.