Introduction to Cincinnati Triple Steam
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ต.ค. 2011
- An interview with Larry Moster from the Greater Cincinnati Water Works and Lee Hite with Cincinnati Triple Steam at MTTV.
Weighing in at 1,400 tons these 103 feet high 1,000 h.p. engines are the largest triple expansion crank & flywheel water pumping steam engines ever built. They reside at the Greater Cincinnati Water Works where we invite you to explore a state-of-the-art, high volume, and high quality water pumping system for a growing community in the early 1900s. Part 1 covers the engines and Part 2 covers the water pumps and the process steam generation. Part 3 will cover the construction history for a unique below grade pump house. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
It is fantastic that this utility has preserved actual heritage equipment for public viewing.
As a younger man, I worked for Cincinnati Water Works , made weekly trips to old river pumping station . Would love to show my grand kids , such a marvelous machine . Is it possible to view still?
Hi John
Yes absolutely you can see the station. I have a tour on the first Saturday of each month. I have room for a few more on the Aug. 6th tour. Just go to the website and signup so I have the correct information. If August does not work, the rest of the schedule is on the home page here: cincinnatitriplesteam.org/
Hope to see you there.
Lee
@@CincinnatTripleSteam thank you must check how many want to go, I have 16 so I'll let you know . Thank for getting back with me.
I don't have room for 16 on the Aug Tour but we could do a special day just for you.
@@LelandHiteK8CLI Ah seems there is a wedding on that day, oops , heck I'm staying home, dog sitting ...good company Thanks for the information, just wanted to get them off their I phones let them see what our grandfathers built, hands on history . Take care.
What about the Cornish pump in iron mountain mi. in the up ?
Not sure what you mean but if you are referring to size, our four engines each weight 1,400+ ton, are 104' high and pumped 30 million gallons/day. From their website (exploringthenorth.com/cornish/pump.html) it appears they are about 725 ton are 54' tall and pumped 5 million gallons/day. They are considerably different in size. Hope this helps.
Cincinnati Triple Steam yes thank you I saw the one in iron mountain and it is huge.i can't wait to see yours.i put it on my bucket list lol.
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Is the other comment true? Have the boilers and coal bunkers been demolished? When did that happen? Do you still have any of the stokers, stoker engines, draft fan engines, exhaust heaters, condensers, or deaeration equipment?
Yes, the coal storage building, contents of the boiler house and a lot of the support piping has been dismantled and scrapped. We still have the surface condenser's. We have not considered operating the engine under air pressure because of advice from other people that have tried this. Running this engine with no load can be very dangerous. Instead, we are considering an electric drive but that progress is moving slowly.
The boilers are gone. The giant coal facility is gone. It would take a ludicrous amount of electricity just to turn one of these slowly for display. They're not very efficient... the power plant that makes the electricity is much more efficient. I hope to get to Cincinatti for the Saturday morning tour sometime... just love these big Corliss engines. And the one in England, the operating one... that's another bucket-list thing.
Why did you stop using these wonderful engines?
Why not re-purpose them to generate electricity to run your other plants?
In addition you could gain revenue by having a working museum open for tours. I hope you at least maintain them in operational readiness in case of a grid failure.
How about making large hydro powered cylinders along the river for barge tugs? I see so many ways to keep these engines doing useful work and continuing the legacy and return on your investment in these wonderful machines!
Jim Ward Steam is no longer fuel efficient or cost effective. It would takes hours even days to get them up and running, so no use as a standby power source. Although it would be nice if they could have a live steam day event once a year, of course the biggest such engine that has this ability is nearly half the size... and still has its boilers... this engine no longer has a boiler.