Two Cylinder Generator

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Type - Two Cylinder Inverted Vertical Engine

Manufacturer - Browett & Lindley, Manchester

Output - 120hp @ 500 r.p.m.

Cylinder - 14" Bore & 30" Stroke with an eccentric operated slide valve

Governor -

Flywheel - ft Diameter

Transmission - Directly coupled to ? pole Generator

Details

Capable of generating 26.5 kw of electricity, this 1915 generator set was used by T.W.Thorp in their Hearth House mill at Golcar, Huddersfield.

A typical installation of this type of engine used the exhaust steam from the engine to provide heat for the Textile Process.

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