Stationary steam engines, compressors and pumps
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Compressors are the heart of every underground coalmine.
During a mine closure, this vital part comes to a halt and the underground mining operation dies, due to a lack of oxygen and compressed air....
The ruin of the old compressor house at Levant Mine, in thick fog. It was used to make compressed air to work the drills in the mines.
For an account of my trip to Cornwall, with more pictures from the old mines, and lots of interest to anyone who’s watched Poldark:
Entrance to the compressor house, with the sea beyond.
For an account of my trip to Cornwall, with more pictures from the old mines, and lots of interest to anyone who’s watched Poldark:
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With my three uploads today I've been looking at reflections in the windows of the foghorn shed at the Low Head Lighthouse in northern Tasmania. Once again we see the view behind me of the sea, sky and clouds. And through the glass we also catch a glimpse of the air compressors of this massive foghorn that can be heard 30 kilometres out to sea. But with the reflection it creates an almost surreal image in the René Magritte sense.
It was installed in 1929, and if you look closely you can see some of the fine engineering that went into producing this compressor.
The compressor house on a different day - no fog and actually plenty of sunshine. Fantastic structure.
For an account of my trip to Cornwall, with more pictures from the old mines, and lots of interest to anyone who’s watched Poldark:
It was built between 1927 and 1928 as a large coking plant and is now an industrial heritage.
DEMAG = Deutsche Maschinenbau-Aktiengesellschaft
50 mm diameter at the base
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbocharger
This was manufactured on a 5 axis Robodrill CNC machining center.