USS Monitor

Hi folks

I mentioned a couple of mounths ago that I was thinking of making a model of USS Monitors engine. I'm sure most of you know USS Monitor was the first Anerican Iron clad. some people ask me to make an update so hear we are, I have posted some photos of progress the model is not a replica of the original but is has been made as a working model to go in a model ship (builder not yet informed). It is still in its raw form but has run on air very well even at slow speeds suprisingly, but runs very unbalanced which I have to sort out the gear driven circ pump kicks out loads of water to the condensor even at low speeds which was a problem I had with my last Marine engine. All thats left to make now is the codensate pump that is going to be driven from the raciprocating arm at the back of the engine

MONITOR PHOTOS

Edited By David Clark 1 on 28/04/2012 22:25:40

Impressive stuff

If you make a youtube of it let us know too

I'd be intruiged to see that lot all working in harmony

That's something truly different. Have you drawn up plans? I'd really enjoy seeing it written up in mE.

Neil

Hi Neil

no have no proper plans, i tend to work on a mixture of primative cad & fag packets. Not clever enough for writing things up. there is a brilliant example of this engine on youtube, worth a look.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWn8gQ9Ykpk&feature=player_detailpage

steve

Edited By steve williams 3 on 29/04/2012 17:43:24

Edited By steve williams 3 on 29/04/2012 17:46:27

"Not clever enough for writing things up." - no shortage of grey matter if you can turn out a model like that one!

Neil

Hi

nice engine, surely fascinating to watch running

You can find here an interesting discussion by J Ericsson himself on its Ironclad Monitor and also on the efficiency of its engine and some reasoning on its design. beautiful and dramatic engraving of the vessel and a few plate of the engine too. pages 479 & seq. & plates 48- 52).
it is a huge document but really worth a look.
Contributions to the Centennial Exhibition (1876) by John Ericsson
http://archive.org/details/contributionstoc00eric

Zephyrin