Steeple compound engine
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A steeple compound engine is a form of tandem compound steam engine that is constructed as an inverted vertical engine. Because of their great height, they became known as "steeple" engines.
Fitchburg steeple compound engine
Willans & Robinson engine, driving a dynamo generator
High-speed steam engine
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High-speed steam engines were one of the final developments of the stationary steam engine. They ran at a high speed, of several hundred rpm, which was needed by tasks such as electricity generation.
Steeple compound engine
…left-hand flywheel) that controlled the valve's cut-off according to load. Such governors would become significant around 1900 with the development of the high-speed engine, where they were used to control speed precisely. In these earlier medium-speed engines, the function of these governors was not just to control the…
Late Ashworth and Parker generating set, installed in 1988
Peter Brotherhood engine around 1900, supplied to the Royal Navy for on-board generation
Typical horizontal engine, showing the compact frame
Belliss & Morcom single cylinder engine