Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Year 1916
Date 24-Aug
Volume 35
Issue 800
Page 113
Category General
Part
Title Some Experiments with Model Power Plant
Author V.E.Johnson
Notes Aerial v. marine propeller, compressed air plant mounted on two floats - catamaran type, the first steam plant used, power plants on floats, the first floats tried, vertical or plan view, steam-driven catamaran fitted with aerial propeller, vapour lamps: (a) usual type; (b) pressure fed, three examples of ordinary methylated spirit vapour lamp, an improved steam plant heated by pressure-fed vapour lamp, using methylated spirit instead of water, an experiment with an unexpected endingto what was the accident really due?