The Hathorn Davey Triple Expansion Engine @ Kew Bridge Steam Museum

!: The Hathorn Davey Triple Expansion Engine @ Kew Bridge Steam Museum

Compared to the beam engines, this engine is of fairly modern design and represents the most common type of pumping engine built for waterworks after about 1900. It is usually considered to be an intermediary stage in development between beam engines and internal combustion engines. The cylinders are inverted and placed in a line directly over the crankshaft in much the same way as a modern car engine. www.kbsm.org Date of manufacture1910 Cylinder Diameters12, 20 & 31 inches (304, 508 & 787mm) Stroke30 inches (762 mm) Flywheel Diameters16 feet (4.8 metres) Water output per minute1000 Gallons (4546 litres) Water output per 24 hours1.4 M Gallons (6.3 M litres) Power Rating108 horse power at 39 rpm Last worked1964 Returned to steam1980

The Hathorn Davey Triple Expansion Engine @ Kew Bridge Steam Museum

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