Hello Peter
Thanks for the suggestion.
Unfortunately, the Engineerium are very poor at responding to requests and
this one is a bit out side of their knowledge base I suspect.
I have got some e-mails running with both the Civil and Mechanical engineers
institutions that are turning up some interesting papers written during the
period 1840 to 1880 but its really the material about Sims the man and
operational notes about the Sims engines that are eluding me at the moment.
I would dearly like to get hold of a photograph of one of those engines but
the last one was taken out around 1903 so I'm probably on to a loser there I
expect. However, we shall see.
Paul Stephens
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-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Mason [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 19:10
Subject: Re: Sims combine engines
Hi Have you tried the British Engineerium in Brighton?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stephens" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Pete Mason" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 3:12 PM
Subject: Sims combine engines
> I am currently editing an edition of the International Stationary Steam
> Engine Society's annual Journal 'Stationary Power'
>
> In this edition the main focus will be on the Sims combined engine
installed
> at Crofton Pumping Station. In the same edition will be a series of papers
> printed between c1838 and 1885 about the reliability of Lean's Engine
> Reporter and the suitability, or otherwise, of Cornish engines to
waterworks
> service.
>
> To complete the work I should very much like to acquire any of the
> following:-
>
> 1) An engraving, or any biographical data, of the engineer James Sims
> 2) Any photos that might exist of actual Sims Combined Engines
> 3) Any descriptions of Sims engines in operation
>
> In general it seems that most Sims engines were fairly unsuccessful.
> However, perhaps 100+ were built and a few did seem to give reliable
service
> in the end. These included engines at both Coventry and Lincoln Waterworks
> and I would be especially interested to receive any pointers as to where I
> might, just, find any additional documentation on those machines.
>
> Lastly, as an interesting technical note, a variation of the design in the
> form of the Schmidt horizontal compound engine does seem to have met with
a
> degree of commercial success. Built as horizontal tandem compound engine
> these were built in, I think, small numbers after 1900. At least two sets
> have survived into preservation Berlin and Prague. The latter may seven be
> seen in operation occasionally as they are run by a preservation group!
>
> Paul Stephens
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