A reserve oil pump operated from the drive system itself. I had not thought about that but it makes perfect sense. I would still use electric pumps for the prelube and circulating system, but this third pump would protect against a power failure.
Originally there was a 1000 gallon oil...
Thanks everyone for the help. I think I have enough information now to go on. My concern was mainly if the DC motor which I have would be sufficient to get the engine turning from a dead stop, and I believe that it will be powerful enough. I've learned a little about power, acceleration...
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I moved the engine to this site over the last several years, and over the summer erected a building over it, including an 1893 EOT crane which was donated by a local...
That gave me a lot of formulas which I don't understand and even more terms which I don't know. Anything that explains it for let's say a practical man who graduated high school with straight Ds in math?
I'm not an idiot when it comes to mechanics, how stuff works, etc., but am clueless...
It seems that the engineersedge formulas posted by dlgoff will answer the question regarding acceleration time, as well as torque available at full speed, which is 7000 ft. lbs. So this boils the down to torque required to get the 230,000 lb. mass up to 15 RPM from a dead stop.
From...
I just registered for this forum as I have a problem that needs solved. I am building an industrial museum in Youngstown, Ohio, and the centerpiece of our collection is a 230 ton stationary steam engine which we saved from a local steel mill. I am designing an electric drive for it so that we...