DIY Steam Engine - First Drive

You need to make the cylinders double acting so they each have two power strokes. That is how the engine in the stanley steam car was able to produce enough torque to spin the wheels inside the tires.

Thank you BMI Russian for the voice over and translation, astounding work.

Steam engines use something called valve gear to control how long steam enters the cylinder. when you're going fast enough you can reduce the time the valves are open to make more efficient use of the steam's expansion. You can also use the exhausting steam to draft the fire by making a vacuum

Do you realize you are showing us how to make our own vehicles for when the days of mad max are fully upon us? I enjoy it very much and am taking notes

I've been watching Vlad for many years and watched the channel grow from one guy in a small lock up garage into what it is today. What always impresses me is the work and effort that is put into every build, no matter how crazy. They must put hours and hours of fabrication into some of the bigger, more complex projects, all for a 15-20 minute video. Keep up the work Vlad and the team.

Also the waste steam can be vented into the chimney/smoke stack to push smoke thru the a turbo and promote better firebox operation. The deep choof choof sound on some steam trains use/d this to push exhaust out the chimney more effiently.

To get rid of condensate you need to run a dryer pipe through the heat just before its put to use, if done right will create superheated steam and now you have ponies to work with but is incredibly lethal stuff to mess with, a thin jet of superheated steam will slice off body parts searing as it goes hence why boilermen would walk with white sticks in front of them when in proximity to a superheated boiler. Secondly, use the expansion technique to your pistons, your first cylinder would be normal size, the second fed from the waste steam would be double that size and so forth so you can get double the work from a single therm of steam itself, triple expansion engines are very efficient. Heat, best is best black coal, also look to putting some sort of blower in to raise the temp and aids warm up a lot, also think about a water level and even a simple water injector connected to a bigger tank so you don't run out so quickly.

Big thanks to bmi russian for professionally translating these videos, i absolutely love the content and projects. Never stop making crazy creations 💯💯💯

i can just imagine every time they make something wacky all the other tendants in other garages/buildings "what monstrosity have they done this time"

I wonder if you might be able to do something like people have done with Turbo(s) driven burn barrel, the output side of that could force those with MUCH greater pressures . . . you would need very good wastegate / blow off valve. . . good job here as always gents.

The guy that does the voice over speaks very, very good English. I assume he's Russian, so it's especially impressive. Not only is his accent, or lack of accent, perfect, but his grammar is better than many people here in the United States.

Try adding a system to condense the exhaust and reinsert it back into the boiler in a closed loop. You can reuse the same water. It has been done before. I believe GM or chrysler attempted a closed loop steam engine at one point and had success but the idea didn't make it past the testing phase because it wasn't a gas engine.

It may not be fast but its still very impressive!

The tank doesnt have enough surface area. Also the pistons needs a better seal on them where the air feeds in. Good proof of concept though. Looking forward to v2.0 if there are plans for it.

It's almost ready to be the new Drift Taxi, just a few more days of research. 😂

I turned a 5hp Briggs and Stratton into a steam/air engine. Just need to Modify the factory cam or make one. And add a check valve to the intake port. It’s pretty simple.

Those are double action pnuematic rams- i have a couple 4" diameter ones same looking. Use them as double action to get more power, but instead of the leaky mechanical valves, use solenoid valves timed via the flywheel with electrical contacts. Easy! Another thing- with the relatively low pressure and large volume of your rams, youll need a much bigger boiler as i noticed it didn't drive far before slowing from lack of pressure. Better to use lpg and make a flash boiler from coils of metal tubing.

That water tank without a purge valve is super scary. Imagine that thing exploding with scalding hot water. Be careful guys. @4:45

in order to increase efficiency and power you need to superheat the steam with a heating coil so after it has expanded in the engine it is still a gas without condensation. the issue is that steam directly from the boiler is always going to be right around 100c which is not efficient when your steam is turning back into a liquid inside your engine

Jak silniki mojego dziadka :) Tez zaczal od jednego cylindra z rozrzadem z ruchomego mosieznego jednocylindrowego silnika. Pozniej zrobil ciekawsze konstrukcje, ale o wiele mniejsze. To kiedys bylo bardzo modne. Jakies 80 lat temu. Parowozy byly fascynujace.