Fielding High Speed Rotary Engine
- Made:
- c1885 in Gloucester
Fielding high speed rotary engine, built by Fielding & Platt, hydraulic engineers of Gloucester
This engine was patented in 1885 by J Fielding, and was an attempt to produce a novel engine design, able to operate at high speeds and having no 'dead centres', where a reciprocating piston moving back and forth is unable to exert a turning force.
Details
- Category:
- Motive Power
- Object Number:
- 1888-183
- Measurements:
-
overall: 300 mm x 650 mm x 430 mm,
- type:
- engines
- credit:
- Fielding and Platt
