Don't Put Liquid Nitrogen In a Steam Engine

• Don't Put Liquid Nitrogen In a Steam Engine
  Posted by MasonvilleEngines on 24 Jul, 2021 07:34
• Never occurred to me to try but now that I seen it on youtube...
  
  
  https://youtu.be/VDdamDi6oes
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  Posted by jkbixby on 24 Jul, 2021 09:23
• "Here - hold my beer!" Probably a high school physics teacher......probably not a mechanical engineer.
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  Posted by Dampfopa on 24 Jul, 2021 13:03
• There are things in the world you just don't need.💀
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  Posted by Gregowen on 24 Jul, 2021 13:13
•  Very fascinating and pretty impressive - until it failed. I have one just like it, but no liquid nitrogen.
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  Posted by St Paul Steam on 25 Jul, 2021 07:22
• "Oh crap I cant stop it" ...don't worry , that problem will take care of itself !
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  Posted by Gregowen on 25 Jul, 2021 13:41
•   Looks like he filled it all the way to the top - maybe it would not have failed if he had used a bit less liquid nitrogen?
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  Posted by MasonvilleEngines on 25 Jul, 2021 14:36
• Lol, I think you are right, the manual should state the correct amount.
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