Recent Blogs
Variable Eccentric
Variable Eccentric mechanisms let you tune stroke length on the fly — used in vibratory screens, presses, and compactors. Formula, worked example, and tradeoffs.
Steam Engine (form)
Steam engine form explained — cylinder, piston, valve gear and crank arrangements that define every layout from Watt beam engines to Stuart Turner mill engines.
Rotating Cylinder Engine
How a rotating cylinder engine works, with the geometry, a worked steam-launch example at three operating points, and design tradeoffs vs oscillating cylinders.