Pete and Paul:
The website of the "Cruquius" pumping-station is
http://www.cruquiusmuseum.nl/
By the way: "Cruquius" is the Dutch word for "Octopus". The name was given
because of the typical moving of the beams.
Dr. Wolfgang Ebert
The German Society for Industrial Archaeology
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Gesendet: Donnerstag, 14. August 2003 20:50
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Betreff: Re: Sims combine engines
Paul,
The 144-inch Harvey-built engine at Cruqhuis in Holland is a compound engine
of the Sims type although it is not what you call typical. If you are not
familiar with it, the high-pressure cylinder was placed outside the
low-pressure cylinder. The engine is connected to eight 1.6m diameter
pumps. There is a nice website but I can't remember offhand the URL.
Regarding Lean and engine reporting there is a new publication entitled 'Mr
Lean and the Engine Reporters' by Brigit Howard, published by the Trevithick
Society.
Pete Joseph
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