[HN Gopher] Advanced Uniflow Steam Engine
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       Advanced Uniflow Steam Engine
        
       Author : mhb
       Score  : 38 points
       Date   : 2021-10-12 12:06 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | polishdude20 wrote:
       | What is "uniflow" about it?
        
         | hinkley wrote:
         | > In a conventional steam engine, the steam enters and is
         | discharged through the same valve. This creates two problems.
         | The first is that discharged steam needs a large port, which
         | requires significant energy to operate against the pressure of
         | the intake steam. The second problem is that discharged steam
         | cools the intake valve and steam passages, leading to a
         | significant energy loss.
        
         | i_am_proteus wrote:
         | Steam flows in one direction: intake and exhaust valves are on
         | opposite ends of the direction of steam flow through the
         | cylinder.
        
       | cltby wrote:
       | For those who don't know, Dan Gelbart also has a wonderful series
       | on prototyping.
       | 
       | [1]
       | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSGA1wWSdWaTXNhz_YkoP...
        
         | nvalis wrote:
         | In my opinion Gelbarts explanation style always has a kind of
         | Feynman vibe to it.
         | 
         | Also noteworthy is his recently uploaded shop tour video (the
         | contents make up for the video and audio quality).
         | 
         | [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbgdM35gZZA
        
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