Model Marine Steam

This book provides all the information any ship modeller interested in powering a model boat using live steam will need. It offers both the basic theory covering the steam power plant and fully detailed drawings for the construction of simple and advanced steam engines, boilers and ancillary equipment.There has been a huge growth in interest in live steam-powered model boats in recent years but modellers have endured a dearth of practical construction drawings for suitable steam plants. Here, the author covers many types of engine from simple oscillating cylinder types to piston and poppet valve engines and the application of radio control to the management of the boiler and engine. ? Simple single cylinder, single acting and double acting oscillating engines (including plans) ? Multiple cylinder oscillating engines (Including plans) ? Single and multiple cylindered slide valve engines (Including plans) ? Piston and poppet valve engines (Including plans) ? Principle of boiler construction and heat sources (Including plans) ? Control units, reversing systems, radio control valves. ? Mounting engine and boiler units in model boats

Author: Stan Bray
Publisher: Special Interest Model Books
Extra Details: Pictorial Card Covers 8 x 12 inches tall, 144 Pages,Lavishly illustrated with B&W photos and plans throughout.