Vericor Power Systems has signed an agreement with ENER-G PLC, Manchester, England, whereby Vericor will now offer ENER-G's Combined Heat and Power systems based on reciprocating engines.

While a handcrafted boiler or a desktop steam reciprocating engine might not be on the average Hackaday reader’s list of future projects, it’s still fascinating to see how they work.

The Titanic was actually powered by two triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines which drove the port and starboard propellers. She also had a small turbine to drive the centre propeller.

Object Details inventor Higginson, Andrew Description This model was filed with the application to the U.S. Patent Office for Patent Number 196,451 issued to Andrew Higginson of Liverpool, England on ...

THE purpose of the authors in producing this book has been to provide an elementary treatise on the kinematics of reciprocating steam engines and steam turbines, and to make clear to the beginner ...

This article was originally published with the title “Most Powerful Reciprocating Steam Engine Ever Built” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 128 No. 2 (February 1923), p. 89 doi:10.1038 ...

This article was originally published with the title “The Turbine, Diesel and Reciprocating Steam Engine” inSA Supplements Vol. 80 No. 2066supp(August 1915), p. 86doi:10.1038 ...

Miscellany Published: 30 November 1929 Steam and other Engines Nature 124, 834–835 (1929) Cite this article ...