Sectioned model of 'Blechynder' feed-water regulator
- Made:
- 1895-1899 in Newcastle upon Tyne and England
- maker:
- Henry Watson & Sons
- patentee:
- Blechynden, Alfred
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Licence
Sectioned model, scale 1:2
Science Museum Group
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Sectioned model, scale 1:2, of a 'Blechynder' feed-water regulator used to automatically control the water feed into tube boilers, patented by Alfred Blechynder in 1895, and made by Henry Watson and Sons, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, 1895-1899. 'Blechynder' feed-water regulators were first used on the H.M.S. Pactolus (1898).
Details
- Category:
- Marine Engines
- Object Number:
- 1899-34/1
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) and paint
- Measurements:
-
overall: 70 mm x 285 mm x 105 mm, 2.035kg
- type:
- model - representation
