This steam engine is capable of putting out enough power to drive a 500-watt generator, depending on the pressure from your boiler. The exhaust of this engine will also provide 40,000 BTUs of heat, ideal for steam heating your cabin, heating hot water for cooking and other uses. The 2-cylinder 3 horsepower steam engine will provide 1500 watts of electrical power and over 100,000 BTUs of exhaust heat.
Many of the parts of Brown's 2-cylinder 3 horsepower steam engine are interchangeable with his 1-cylinder 1 horsepower steam engine. The flywheel has a groove cut in it for a belt to power a generator, water pump, or other device. On a 2-cylinder engine the flywheel sits between the cylinders. It will require 20 pounds of wood per hour.
The 2-cylinder steam engine has an advantage over the 1-cylinder steam engine in that it is "self-starting." If the piston is at top or bottom dead center on the 1-cylinder steam engine, the engine will not rotate until the flywheel is turned by hand. The 2-cylinder steam engine never has both pistons at top or bottom dead center and will always rotate when steam is applied.
When run out of gasoline and diesel fuel you will still have power from wood, trash, coal or whatever else is available.
SPECIFICATIONS: - 17" x 13" x 8" (L x W x H) - Approximately 65 pounds - The bore is 1.625 inches. - The stroke is 2.25 inches. - The crankshaft diameter is 5/8 inches. - The flywheel diameter is 7.5 inches. - Steam intake .25 inch pipe, exhaust .25 inch pipe. - Maximum rpm is 700. - Our roller bearings endurance limits on the crankshaft are as follows: 960 lb. static load capacity. 350 lb. @ 600 rpm. 185 lb. @ 5000 rpm.
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Mike Brown's 3 HP Steam Engine 