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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: JR on July 20, 2011, 08:55:53 pm

Title: drawings for marine steam boilers
Post by: JR on July 20, 2011, 08:55:53 pm

can anyone point me in the direction where to obtain drawings or books containing dimensions for the construction of marine boilers.

Title: Re: drawings for marine steam boilers
Post by: SteamboatPhil on July 20, 2011, 09:33:43 pm

I might be able to help, what steam engine do you have in mind and what heating method are the first questions, followed of course by what sort of hull are you going to put it all in ?
I might have the drawing you need (failing that I'll draw one up for you) 
There are also a few books aound
 Model Stationary and marine Engines      by    K N Harris 
Making Simple model Steam Engines        by Stan Bray
Model marine Steam                              by Stan Bray
High Speed marine Steam                      by A A Rayman

To name just a few, available from Tee Publishing    www.teepublishing.co.uk
Hope this helps
Phil

Title: Re: drawings for marine steam boilers
Post by: Circlip on July 21, 2011, 12:06:10 am

He needs "Model Boilers and Boilermaking" by Harris  Phil.

  Regards  Ian.

Title: Re: drawings for marine steam boilers
Post by: SteamboatPhil on July 21, 2011, 09:29:06 am

See I knew I would forget one    {:-{

Title: Re: drawings for marine steam boilers
Post by: Circlip on July 21, 2011, 01:26:58 pm

Check your PM's JR

   Regards   Ian.

Title: Re: drawings for marine steam boilers
Post by: steamboatmodel on July 21, 2011, 03:54:04 pm

Copied from RC Groups-
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Here is a short list of Books.
(Maybe not so short ;<)

K.N Harris's book Model Boilers and Boilermaking.
(This one is almost considered the Bible among Boiler Makers)
Found online PDF copy:
http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/424/19-422.pdf

"Model Stationary and Marine Steam Engines" by K.N.Harris
Found online PDF copy:
http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/424/19-423.pdf

Building Simple Model Steam Engines
Books 1 & 2
by Tubal Cain

Making Simple Model Steam Engines
Model Marine Steam
by Stan Bray

Another Article/book to add,
Safety of Copper Boilers by Kozo Hiraoka this nine page article was first in Live Steam & O.R. (Vol. 40 No. 6 Nov-Dec 2006) and is included in Building the New Shay.

Introducing Model Marine Steam
By John Cundell and Jim King.

Model Making 1919 Edition
By Raymond Francis Yates
Also
Boys' Book of Model Boats
By Raymond Francis Yates
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/29064...-h/29064-h.htm

Well to branch out into plans here is a link with lots of plans including Elmer's Engines;
http://www.john-tom.com/index.html

From mogogear
I found this compiled list of Steam engine and boiler books that have been scanned into use by Google-- there are links to a pdf file on each book.
Enjoy the over 100 books on this brad subject

http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/google-steam.html

Scale Model Steamboats - by Phillip Vaughan Williams

For those who want to really move along.
"Experimental Flash Steam" by J.H.Benson and A.A.Rayman.

Bogs Book
http://hotfile.com/dl/65130144/d7e33..._book.exe.html

More plans They are in French but very buildable
http://jpduval.free.fr/Plans_moteurs_vapeur_p1.htm
The Oscillating twin cylinder engine is very popular.

This link applies more to full size equipment than models, but does cover steam basics;
http://www.pipingnews.com/steam2.htm

Regards,
Gerald.