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We looked into something like this, but heron specifies the bowl in the bottom containing the water and the steam traveling through the pipes to the ball on top! Of course there is no evidence that he really managed to make it, but that’s what we’re trying to find out by building it ourselves...

Ah yes of course! That is a good idea, we could indeed use some kind of simple fabric to make it a bit more air tight. Thanks!

That's the tricky part, we have to use the materials that were available during that period of time (the roman ages). So we are going to solder the tubes to the drum and then have a sleeve bearing on one of the connecting tubes. So the only way to prevent too much steam to leak out is to use...

Ah yes of course, but what formulas would you use to calculate that rotational force? Or are there just too many variables to get a reasonable answer? You would need something like this I assume?

Hi! I am making an aeolipile as a school project, and I was wondering if you could calculate the rpm. This is the basic principle of an aeolipile. You should be able to calculate the rotating velocity right? Knowing the mass and ignoring any resistance. But then you'll need the rotating...