British steam enthusiasts build first new engine in 50 years

I wonder what a "modern" steam engine would look like.
If they kept electronic controls and modern methods.

Think about it
-You could run it on a renewable resource, anything that burns can be
used to heat the boiler.  It's external combustion after all so
efficiency of burn could be balanced against cost and impact.
-The energy transfer liquid is water heated to steam.  When it is no
longer steam it condenses back to water and could be cycled again or
find another liquid with better transfer properties.

-cam




Quoting Andrew Pam <xanni@glasswings.com.au> on Sat, 02 Aug 2008
11:45:49 +0930:

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1040538/Really-chuffed-First-size-British-steam-locomotive-50-years-fires-up.html

New �3 million steam locomotive 60163 Tornado
completed and moves for
the first time
http://www.a1steam.com/

Share and enjoy,
              *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew
Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief
Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner,
Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager,
Serious Cybernetics

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