Mechanisms — Victorian engineering

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Tandem Compound Vertical Engine diagram
Tandem Compound Vertical Engine: Indicated-power Calculator
Compare ideal HP and LP indicated-power contributions from entered mean effective pressures, bores and equivalent piston travel. Shaft power is not predicted.
Disappearing Gun Moncrief Model diagram
Moncrieff Disappearing Carriage: Historical Mechanism Illustration
Explore a schematic historical counterweighted carriage. The illustration does not specify a working artillery mount, operating procedure or structural design.
Napier rotary engine diagram
Napier Rotary Engine: Eccentric Rotor and Sliding Wings
Explore the Napier rotary engine's eccentric rotor and shell-mounted sliding wings. Calculate limiting gaps and geometric area and volume from entered dimensions.