Rider's hot air engine
- maker:
- Hayward Tyler Limited
Small example of Rider's hot air engine, heated by gas, on maker's wooden base, manufactured by Hayward-Tyler & Co. Ltd.
This regenerative hot-air engine was patented by A. K. Rider in 1871-7. Such engines were used where a small motor was required and skilled attendance was not available, the absence of danger of explosion being a valuable feature.
Details
- Category:
- Heat Engines (non steam)
- Object Number:
- 1887-96
- Materials:
- iron, steel & brass
- Measurements:
-
overall: 40.1575 x 15.748 x 20.4724 in.; 102 x 40 x 52 cm
- type:
- hot air engine
- credit:
- Hayward Tyler and Co.