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Lowne's patent 1889 and 1897, hot air engine No. 2 size, worked by gas flame
This engine is of the construction patented by R.M. Lowne in 1889 and 1897, and Hardy and Padmore were the sole manufacturer licenced to build it. The motive power is obtained by drawing a flame into a cylinder and then cooling the hot gases so that they contract, form a partial vacuum, and allow the atmospheric pressure to force in the piston.
Details
- Category:
- Heat Engines (non steam)
- Object Number:
- 1905-46
- Materials:
- cast iron, brass (copper, zinc alloy), gunmetal and paint
- Measurements:
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overall: 770 mm x 450 mm x 410 mm,
- type:
- engine
- credit:
- Hardy and Padmore Ltd.
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