Our instagram / garage__54 Steam engine conversion - first startup
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@KOSMOS1701A4 жыл бұрын
"Looks like we have 0 carbon emissions here" 10 seconds later "Yeah we gotta burn some more coal"
@JackOfAllTrades20224 жыл бұрын
KOSMOS1701A I thought the same thing...no emissions here 😂
@potatoradio4 жыл бұрын
That's what electric cars do...
@bryanmartinez66004 жыл бұрын
I see the Coal industry has a Glorious future.
@ibra74924 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah.... ,😄
@hiiack14424 жыл бұрын
Electric is made by coal so technically they still have emissions
@MRtucnakCZE4 жыл бұрын
Zero carbon emissions Meanwhile at the boiler room: *Na, Ivan, burn the Mamut, da?*
@catalin1084 жыл бұрын
Dude i laughed so hard best comment
@sunshinekid69224 жыл бұрын
Yeah, natural gas would be a better option, but hey, I like the idea!
@nathansmith36084 жыл бұрын
the car itself is carbon free until the next episode 😁
@seanstrack40224 жыл бұрын
comment is spot on, and I don't care what anybody says there's nothing on Earth that's zero carbon emissions. even the finest electric cars have utilized diesel fired engines 4 mining equipment and the production of the materials to mind the necessary metals to produce everything on the car. also the more Plastics memes there's more oil involved in the production of the vehicle. all you do is you just trade one bit of controversy for another.
@seanstrack40224 жыл бұрын
Sunshine Kid it really would be rather funny if they took water heater figured out how to retrofit it to the car.
@MeDicen_Rocha4 жыл бұрын
One inch closer to having a Reactor #4 powered Lada
@Strike864 жыл бұрын
3.6 horsepower. Not great, not terrible.
@monad_tcp2 жыл бұрын
well, they have the exploding part, the steam engine, that's what exploded
@ralphpremici7632 Жыл бұрын
😅😆😆
@fordprefect.betelguese Жыл бұрын
Hahaha.. very good.. very dangerous explosive experiment.... similar to the fate of the russian reactor 4 at chernoble... brilliantly hilarious my friend 🤣
@Tom-Lahaye4 жыл бұрын
You can call this already a small success with the very limited knowledge of steam boilers and engines these guys have. There are however a few considerations I have to give with my knowledge gathered as a steam locomotive fireman. First, a steam boiler can be an exceptional dangerous device, more hazardous than cylinders with compressed gas or even some explosives. They want to run the boiler eventually at 8 or 9 bars, at that pressure you get a boiling point of around 175°C. The water volume in this boiler I estimate around 60 liters. Steam has a volume 1800 times bigger than the water making that steam. When that boiler fails (which probably will be the weld holding the halves together) the 60 liters of water will turn into 108 cubic metres of steam in an instance, because the water escapes into atmospheric pressure of just 1 bar where its boiling point is 100°C, the amount of energy in this explosion would be the same as contained in 35 .50BMG rounds. So I would never consider even firing this boiler up to 9 bars with its strange construction and untested welds, the shrapnel from the boiler can easily kill someone. They should have done a hydraulic test first at least, by filling it up with water completely and then adding pressure with compressed air trough the valve at the top to 1.5 times the desired working pressure, which is the easy way, cold water doesn't expand when the pressure suddenly drops so is relatively safe, you could get soaked in the worst case. By this the boiler doesn't have a pressure release valve other than the manualy operated valve, when this valve can't be reached for some reason, or someone forgets to check the pressure; RUN FOR YOUR LIVE! Then there is the water in the steam, the steam is what they call wet, it means that the steam temperature is just about the evaporation temperature, so if the steam comes in contact with colder surfaces or has a slight drop in pressure in the engine it starts to condensate. This can be overcome by superheating the steam, by running the steam pipe between the boiler and engine trough the fire a couple of times, this raises the temperature of the steam without further raising the pressure, then the steam will be able to expand and cool down to some degree without condensation (the expansion causes the steam to cool down as well) Real steam engine also do have drain cocks at the working ends of the cylinders where any water which collects in the initially cold cylinders can be drained trough, at start up these are open and are closed when the cylinders are at operating temperature, just check any video of a steam locomotive starting from stand while expelling huge clouds of vapour from their cylinders. Then there is lubrication, the steam will mix up with the standard motor oil, so a special steam oil is needed.
@andrijacvjetkovic46624 жыл бұрын
Chill out they are slav's
@sparcnut4 жыл бұрын
This guy knows exactly what he's talking about - listen to him! This project was MUCH more dangerous than their usual "Russian" danger levels for many, many reasons. They should really have consulted with some experienced (model) boiler designers/constructors before building their own...
@raymondo1624 жыл бұрын
Andrija, they are extremely dangerous slavs
@douglasfleetney50314 жыл бұрын
Also no water gauges, no means of getting water into boiler, no fusible plug. This is a very frightening project. Like you Tom I have worked with steam all my life (54 years and counting) and this project scares the crap out of me. They might be Russian or Slavs but this can very easily KILL them and people around them. Lads the footwork has been done, read some books on boilers please as they have been written with the blood of our forebears. You are playing with a bomb!.....
@andrijacvjetkovic46624 жыл бұрын
@@raymondo162 slavs are most dengerus to them selfs sorry for bad english im slav to
@1spunkymonkey24 жыл бұрын
Jay Leno collects steam cars and this should be in there as the centerpiece.
@andy10564 жыл бұрын
CIA Intelligence: “ our drone spotted the Russians building something...looks dangerous.”
@charlesdahmital80954 жыл бұрын
Steam engine conversion. That's a unique way of telling the customer they have a blown head gasket.
@Pervypriest4 жыл бұрын
I really laughed at "We didnt think it would run on steam, why on earth did you think that?" I guess he has seen garage 54. I really love these guys so funny and crative in a mad way. Keep up the good work fellas
You missed electric cars in the early 1900's, actually before gas.
@amanofmanyparts91204 жыл бұрын
The first car to exceed 100KPH was fully electric!
@adamstoby964 жыл бұрын
3000 electric steam
@diogo99almeida4 жыл бұрын
The problem was and still the batteries
@Nathriel4 жыл бұрын
@@timelord10 Don't forget the Doble steam car like Jay Leno has circa 1920's ;) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLuXkticp93XqaM.html
@Frz454 жыл бұрын
Everything about this boiler gives me the fear... the project is cool, id just watch from a mile away 😂
@skeetsmcgrew32824 жыл бұрын
And now they are going to strap it to an old Lada and drive it around. Absolutely idiotically dangerous but that's why I love this channel
@andresouza23144 жыл бұрын
Surely one of the most dangerous thing a ever see. That's crazy
@Frz454 жыл бұрын
No way of keeping an eye on water level, fire tubes out with the water level, giant seem welds along an un braced seam that leak and no safety valve 😂 its so horrifying but yet so fantastic at the same time 😂
@skeetsmcgrew32824 жыл бұрын
@@Frz45 Watch in 2020 for the "Turning a Lada into a powered wheelchair" episode
@Frz454 жыл бұрын
Oh those Russians 😂
@Reziac4 жыл бұрын
I'm actually pretty impressed with these guys as shade-tree engineers. Someday I expect to see 'em turn a cement mixer into a spaceship. ;)
@andreyzagoruyko53902 жыл бұрын
That's actually all they are anyways . . .
@Reziac2 жыл бұрын
@@andreyzagoruyko5390 Reference is to Salvage One (I think it's here on KZfaq) an old Andy Griffith sitcom in which a trashman builds a spaceship.
@alexduke54024 жыл бұрын
You every wonder if Putin watches their channel? Lol
@bryanmartinez66004 жыл бұрын
These guys are actually the Kremlin top scientist
@davidk62714 жыл бұрын
Putin is behind the Camera
@Wok_Agenda4 жыл бұрын
Haha funny, GOTO GULAG
@Jozavenue4 жыл бұрын
why would he ,bitches vodka and good living is all he needs when Putin is bored ,then he will do some hunting u know.
@JackOfAllTrades20224 жыл бұрын
Put the steam engine on a trailer behind the car and pull it around while driving....you’ll figure it out.
@Derundurel4 жыл бұрын
Well, the boiler on a trailer, anyway. Of course that would require a very long steam pipe running to the engine and a flexible section ...
@JackOfAllTrades20224 жыл бұрын
Merlin Skinner True, but he’s known to do some crazy configurations. I guess he could also put it behind the seat by taking the top completely off...OR, use a truck and put it in the bed. It’s a crazy idea to begin with, so anything goes at this point.
@splob19814 жыл бұрын
full boost caboose style
@barryphillips73274 жыл бұрын
I would say that putting the boiler on a trailer is quite a good idea unless of course you want to set the car on fire and kill the driver, the steam pipe going to the engine will need good insulation and to be flexible on the end to allow for going around corners. Should be good for a laugh if nothing else.
@JackOfAllTrades20224 жыл бұрын
barry phillips Hey , I never said it would be safe 🤣. But he’s done some questionable things in the past, did you see his cabin on wheels with a burning furnace for his sauna. And let’s not forget the girls in bikinis! 😂
@painmagnet14 жыл бұрын
Garage 54, always welding through the paint and the rust. No surface prep leads to very real results.
@ralfhaggstrom98624 жыл бұрын
Are you expecting red bull and mc donalds stickers on it ? .................
@Gabriel-he6ih4 жыл бұрын
Just shut up please
@ralfhaggstrom98624 жыл бұрын
@@Gabriel-he6ih You first .............
@JDManring4 жыл бұрын
I think he is expecting actually good welds that can handle steam pressure and not leak. You want that before you line the pipes with thick insulation to prevent the condensation.
@painmagnet14 жыл бұрын
@Turtle Head No one wants to see your turtle head. Welding is a trade, not a profession. I am a certified welder and surface prep is basic.
@johng66734 жыл бұрын
Talk about rolling coal. These guys have mad skills with all the work they do. And for those who only watch the English translation, they have a whole lot of videos of all kinds that never make the translation. I love watching these guys even without the translation and always give them a thumbs up
@kpdvw4 жыл бұрын
Crazy Ivans;... a Boiler without a safety pressure relief valve is a BOMB!
@exoticcreature30594 жыл бұрын
So pick which poison you prefer. A combustion engine at the risk of the fuel catching fire in a crash, or a steam engine with the risk of a blown boiler.
@Engineer97364 жыл бұрын
Exotic Creature An exploding boiler will be a whole lot more violent than burning gasoline.
@exoticcreature30594 жыл бұрын
@@Engineer9736 More violent and instantaneous indeed. But more dangerous? It's hard to definitely say which is more dangerous when both scenarios present a very different risk and very different outcome in the event of failure.
@elichristensen80664 жыл бұрын
You’ve gotta add a whistle
@DiyEcoProjects4 жыл бұрын
AWESOME. 🔥🔥🔥 Please put a fail safe valve on your boiler rather than a hand cranked one. *BE SAFE GUYS* 🔥🔥🔥
@DiyEcoProjects8 ай бұрын
@karlwithak. ah ok, thank you for explaining
@horacegentleman32964 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to 3 years from now when these dudes are putting rockets into space.
@FUW-guy4 жыл бұрын
A wooden steam power rocket ship that was cooked in soup
@Kalvinjj4 жыл бұрын
*Rockets on a Lada. It doesn't have to go up to space, as long as it flies high enough and explodes magnificently.
@1one3_Racing4 жыл бұрын
Building sketchy boilers with no pressure relief valve, they won't live long enough.
@horacegentleman32964 жыл бұрын
@@1one3_Racing they'll be fine.
@brandonn25384 жыл бұрын
Ladas in space*
@DanielBull4 жыл бұрын
Total respect to you guys for getting this far!
@frunzoiu4 жыл бұрын
you can improve the performance by feeding steam to 2 cylinders and the exhaust of thous 2 cylinders to the next to cylinders
@Tera_Hai4 жыл бұрын
yes but not without changing the duration of the valve opening on the first two cylinders so that a smaller volume of high pressure steam gets fed into the high pressure side to make up for the loss in power of the low pressure side. it's why double and triple expansion steam engines have ever-increasing cylinder and piston size as pressure decreases or you will be trying to compress the low pressure steam.
@amascia83274 жыл бұрын
More like exhaust from 1 into inlet of 3... Still, wouldn't be likely to improve power, only efficiency. Actually, best if they just get it to work first.
@dunxy4 жыл бұрын
For compounding you need different sized cylinders increasing as the pressure drops, not going to work on this engine.
@SerPurple514 жыл бұрын
You crazy ingenious Russians! 🤣 thank you BMI Russian for the translation as always!
@ralfhaggstrom98624 жыл бұрын
Da, sposiba .............
@JohnDoe00Zero4 жыл бұрын
Is it "Be My Russian" or BMI Russian :D.
@rmjx2384 жыл бұрын
Jason Frame its Beer My Russian!
@SerPurple514 жыл бұрын
RMJ X hahaha
@JohnDoe00Zero4 жыл бұрын
@@rmjx238 :D I first thought it was BMI, but that doesn't really make sense. But to be my Russian and translate makes sense eh.
@thomaszachris2894 жыл бұрын
No carbon emissions! It's just as valid as in corporate economy. It's on different accounts and therefore it counts as no carbon emissions, in the car that is. The burner is a complete different story. This was one of the funniest and most ingenious project I've seen in a long time! Love it!
@markhodgson23484 жыл бұрын
Put oil in your steam for better performance,stops you engine from excessive wareing and possible seizure
@jasonharrison254 жыл бұрын
It would be 2cycle steam
@diegocorradini70724 жыл бұрын
watching the video I realize that the energy losses of the steam systems are enormous.
@dariusmccormack77934 жыл бұрын
Look at the very last steam powered cars before internal combustion engines they were very advanced I think you would be surprised. I recommend Jay Leno's Garage as he has a really detailed vid of him driving it and it is totally usable even by today's standards, well, apart from start up time..
@moffix4 жыл бұрын
Needs a closed system. Venting is only required in high pressure situations.
@blackturbine4 жыл бұрын
Standard locomotive is around 8% efficient so... yeah
@unitytwins66524 жыл бұрын
@@blackturbine Seeing how the average gasoline power engine gets about 25% efficiency I'd say that we haven't gone that far in the past 200 years of "technological development" we've had.
@willemkauffeld76794 жыл бұрын
@@dariusmccormack7793 Where I live there is a factory that is still entirely fed on steam and it actually is very efficient
@CACTUS.mp4_4 жыл бұрын
just imagine being their neighbour and watching this from your window
@m9dproduction4074 жыл бұрын
Then ur life sucks ! Cus il be their best friend il be in the action!
@JDManring4 жыл бұрын
I wish these guys would go take some tours of steam plants on older naval vessels that have been turned into museums. They are the highest efficiency examples of this technology and have a lot of innovations that could be adapted.
@dustinmiller72784 жыл бұрын
Idk if vlad can read this but this is my favorite youtube channel always amazing automotive experiments
@Engineer97364 жыл бұрын
Zero carbon emissions, if you forget the part in front of the steam pipe :D
@24inch544 жыл бұрын
After that he said, we need to burn some coal though...lol
@ralfhaggstrom98624 жыл бұрын
@@24inch54 Maybe we could use trumps "clean coal", tremendous, believe me ..................
@ralfhaggstrom98624 жыл бұрын
@@24inch54 = 609,6 cm ..............
@24inch544 жыл бұрын
@@ralfhaggstrom9862 diameter of the wheel of my streetbike.. I heared somewhere when you plant more trees than you burn, than the earth is okay with that...
@ralfhaggstrom98624 жыл бұрын
@@24inch54 Maybe a bit simplified, but OK ................
@timmytwotaints63594 жыл бұрын
These guys low key flexing with the supra and camero in the background with others lol
@malcolmSC3 жыл бұрын
The best ideas are said to originate from a pub. I don't know where they hang out, but their ideas are crazy.
@rustyrideon4 жыл бұрын
THEY NEED OVER PRESSURE VALVES IN THIS SYSTEM!!! Two or more designed for steam pressures and temps. I am all for these guys and dont want them to get hurt by scalding steam or flying debris. In comments please post this saftey concern. We love them and lets help them stay safe.
@athopi4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I think the system would have been fine to run that little car with just one of those pressure vessels. Safer than welding them together like that...
@MartoTheMixer4 жыл бұрын
Finally, a Greta-friendly car. You heard the man - zero emissions.
@hunternelson30184 жыл бұрын
Greta thunberg, the world’s favorite swedish communist that has no idea how the world works
@CrazyAlvis4 жыл бұрын
Taking the steam from the exhaust and routing it into the smoke stack will increase draw on your fire. It will make the fire hotter. Kind of like a turbo for a steam generator
@robinforrest76804 жыл бұрын
You people are insane ! Just LOVE IT 😊 Priority 1: make sure you fit a safety valve guys! 2: and some kind of injector so you can add water to the boiler while it's running. If you run out of water with that big fire underneath you'll kill the boiler, and probably yourselves with it. Basically check out what makes up a steam locomotive 😉 Most important of all guys, stay safe - and alive! We need you on KZfaq 👍
@Jamespennington714 жыл бұрын
That exhaust tubing pipe bender at 7:28 was cool as hell! I've use new mostly automatic type and an old stationary hand pump hydraulic type but I've never seen a portable hand bender like that.
@bryanmartinez66004 жыл бұрын
Episode after the next one "Can we make steam with old Soviet uranium rods?"
@vladsnape64084 жыл бұрын
Now THAT would truly be zero carbon emissions.
@huntermichael59854 жыл бұрын
Now you've gotta put wheels and steering on it, put it in front of the car like a train engine
@timfisher773 жыл бұрын
it is good to see all these young guys learning some useful skills
@stevenspaziani91594 жыл бұрын
Gotta be the craziest thing you guys have done to date.
@ezerod18584 жыл бұрын
A good solution for a Doc Brown dilema in BTTF 3
@nedloh174 жыл бұрын
Pressure relief valve for safety 🇬🇧
@blanchae4 жыл бұрын
Safety is number 2
@noobplayer_234 жыл бұрын
They are russian so don't worry
@thingsiliketodo52064 жыл бұрын
It will be amazing to see the car driving😁, you guys are legend
@scottmiller30254 жыл бұрын
These guys are absolutely skilled!
@wowdanalise4 жыл бұрын
"Looks like we need to burn more coal" "I don't see a problem with that" Russia, please don't pull a Sweden.
@Leha__7774 жыл бұрын
One Greta is crying somewhere now...
@Airrivalsgamer4 жыл бұрын
I've said it before, but there really needs to be a Garage 54 themed racing game, there's so many silly conversions and wheel variations made by them that would make some silly combinations. Imagine driving the sauna mobile with the manhole cover wheels.
@michigandon4 жыл бұрын
YES! That would be like the Wacky Racers, only better.
@brchat4 жыл бұрын
You guys are crazy. But that's what I love about your KZfaq channel.
@danseluk51934 жыл бұрын
I love your show and the projects that you do. However for safety sake on the steam engine project, please add a safety valve to the boiler, to protect you from a steam drum explosion. Also, you need a way to tell the water level in the boiler. A "gage glass" , or at least a cock to tell where the water is in the boiler- that its not too low. ( or high )You could add a pump to be able to add water into the boiler while it is working. If you already thought of those things, sorry for butting in! We dont want you gentlemen getting hurt you know- Keep the shows coming!
@BlueAustinMaxi4 жыл бұрын
As someone who operates steam trains this makes me happy. I want to build my own now
@petrjadrny60014 жыл бұрын
How about adding a steam condenser to the end of the exhaust and drain the condensed water back to the boiler?
@grantw.whitwam99484 жыл бұрын
You'd have to collect it and pump it back into the boiler for best results. I gets more complicated to be efficient, I used to take car of a simple low pressure steam boiler at work. This setup is crazy dangerous, really no good way to shut off the heat quickly, and way to small a relief valve. It is really cool though, I wouldn't want to be around it.
@MrTommymxr4 жыл бұрын
@@grantw.whitwam9948 stop thinking so complicated. all you need to do is angle the pipe so the condensed water runs back to the boiler
@bujon24 жыл бұрын
@@MrTommymxr but Grant is right. The boiler is under pressure. The water wouldn't just "run back" into it. You need to pump it under greater pressure or shut the heat off.
@exoticcreature30594 жыл бұрын
I would have thought the main priority would be efficiency. How to minimize fuel use yet still get the same amount of work. Last I checked water is available literally everywhere that people exist and should be free, actually it damn well better be. If you had a steam powered car with a total 50% thermal efficiency instead of 10%, would you really be bothered by having to periodically refill the boiler?
@athopi4 жыл бұрын
@@MrTommymxr The boiler is under pressure... Gravity and 1 bar pressure will not get new/recycled water into the boiler... It needs a feed water pump.
@SiR2Dean4 жыл бұрын
Please please please make a trailer to tow the boiler setup, you could use flexible pipe for the connection. The chimney as stated should be wider also if you put the fan blower so its blowing up the chimney it should suck the air in and get the coals to heat up more. Maybe a separate valve to blow out the water in the line before you allow it into the engine. I think even at 1000rpm the car should have good power, steam engines generally spin slow but make good power. Great video you guys! Massive respect from the UK 👍😁
@taxidude4 жыл бұрын
You guys are so talented but absolutely nuts! Brilliant!
@GemmaLB4 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to part 3
@sixtyfiveford4 жыл бұрын
Since most electricity is generated from Coal this is the most efficient thing on the road.
@Novusod3 жыл бұрын
It would be more efficient if they used Kerosene or Propane.
@reefbloke4 жыл бұрын
Great work guys, you always make me smile. Good luck getting the grinder spatter off the glass of the supra though
@kyesvideos4 жыл бұрын
You need to put safety valve on there at least and a water pump to inject water. And add a boiler water gauge. So you can at least control it in some way. Run the exhaust steam pipe back up the chimney to create draw on the fire. You could also add a steam pipe up out the chimney from the boiler to create draw on the fire when not moving help create steam. Basics from steam locos. Great videos as always thanks
@conradkenneth52164 жыл бұрын
Greetings from the international space station!
@mikehunt83754 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@spidermcgavenport87674 жыл бұрын
A wood gasifier alternative would be outstanding if it hasn't already been done here on Garage 54.
@dickJohnsonpeter4 жыл бұрын
I really like that boiler, gas tanks for a boiler is a great idea, I would have left them separate though instead of welding them together, I don't see the point, except tons of extra cutting and welding. Seems like you could get more pressure leaving the tanks separate and piping them together too and it would be a hell of a lot easier.
@youtube4enthusiast4 жыл бұрын
That boiler looks awesome.
@corbinbrewer70094 жыл бұрын
I think a larger chimney would really help will the fire
@72polara4 жыл бұрын
It needs a water tank with injector to keep the boiler water at the right level.
@Hvtesla4 жыл бұрын
One of your most impressive builds so far!
@jellelaevers68814 жыл бұрын
14:12 it’s freezing cold out wearing thick jackets and this guy is out in his slippers
@gmdude25414 жыл бұрын
When someone thinks of something says "egh idk if this will work" garage 54 "HOLD MY BEER"
@gacattack12344 жыл бұрын
A boiler is too dangerous and cumbersome they should have used a metal coil.
@freakr1xk3564 жыл бұрын
Ebo Chi issue is they need steam pressure not just steam but yer your not wrong it is dangerous as hell
@regularpit15084 жыл бұрын
Stirling engines are reliable and more efficient nasa made a project in a car but it failed. Their great on a hybrid or a low power alternative campfire generator but not a typical car powertrain
@lorenzo42p4 жыл бұрын
@@regularpit1508 they didn't build a stirling engine. the problem with a stirling engine is the size and weight of the thing, compared to the mechanical energy out.
@andrewhoward72004 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. And I was pleased I managed to make a bottle opener from a 10 mm nut and bolt today!!
@floriskuipers49254 жыл бұрын
You should use the exhaust steam for a venturi in the boiler exhaust to draw the flames through the fire tubes like in a steam locomotive. You might get higher efficiency if you connect the pipes in the two tanks so they form a U shape, that way the gases have more time to transfer their heat to the water.
@grandpaseed4 жыл бұрын
be carefull not to let the oil pan fill up with water and hydro lock
@dustinmiller72784 жыл бұрын
Ya that would suck .... that's why steam engines had huge grease channels instead of circulating oil and also why everytime you see an old steam engine that's still operating theres guys getting off with huge grease guns to regrease the cylinders and all rotation points at every stop
@MrTommymxr4 жыл бұрын
this engine is fucked anyway. you cant hydro lock because there is no compression stroke
@pohldriver4 жыл бұрын
"On the next episode, we're going to let the water drop too low and blow ourselves to kingdom come!" Screwing around with steam and you have no clue what you're doing is a fast-track to blowing yourself up. Letting the water drop too low is just one of the many ways you can over pressurize the vessel and cause it to explode. When pressure testing a steam vessel, you don't use compressed air, you need to completely fill the tank with water then pressurized only the water with more water. The water itself doesn't actually pressurize so the pressure on the walls of the vessel does. You need to bring the pressure of only water in that vessel to twice the pressure you're going to run. If the vessel fails at that point, only water start squirting out whereas if it's under steam pressure it will explode like a bomb. Just look up pictures of blowing out steam engines. They go with Force to blow all the tubes out the front end of the engine. And, you're lucky if they do go out the front and don't come out the back where you're standing.
@athopi4 жыл бұрын
I think the reason they use water in those test is so they aren't waiting around all day for the compressor to fill the pressure vessel, I don't think it has any more function than that. Well, maybe it is easier to trace a leak...
@pohldriver4 жыл бұрын
@@athopi it's called hydro testing. It's not just meant for checking for boiler leaks, but also the structural integrity of the vessel. Compressed air at the pressures needed to test a boiler is very dangerous if the vessel fails. Being that air compresses it would continue ripping the vessel apart, where water doesn't compress and it's only the metal giving way with a bang and a gush of water.. At least in the US, boilers need to also need to be examined by ultrasound for thin or weak sections. In the old days the men descaleing the inside during retubing could tell by a change in sound from the needle scaler...until they went deaf.
@skuula4 жыл бұрын
How cool is that!! You can shoot the exhaust steam up through the chimney to draw through more air. Steam locomotives do that. And it is probably a torque monster, and runs well in a very high gear.
@Gameplay-px3us4 жыл бұрын
Hey Garage 54, use the steam of exaust to create a vacuum on smoke box, it make a oxygen flow on combustion chamber, and its dont scare people's, it's like " omg it's a Marty mcfly on his delorean again".
@pucek1984 жыл бұрын
still less smoke than from a Passat TDI :D
@huseyinuguralacatli50644 жыл бұрын
but this smoke is from water
@jamesyork65124 жыл бұрын
Fix it and drive it I want to see this thing in action
@SwapBlogRU4 жыл бұрын
They've already done it, I've been tasked with translating that vid, so it'll be out fairly soon.
@accelerator55244 жыл бұрын
@@SwapBlogRU you are the english voice in the videos?
@SwapBlogRU4 жыл бұрын
@@accelerator5524 yes
@moffix4 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to see how these guys put this all together. Kinda nuts but entertaining. Look up the steam locomotive concept
@scrapsteenlifeintheforks19434 жыл бұрын
I havent seen him this pumped in awhile
@gteaz4 жыл бұрын
Chimney above the firebox letting all the rising heat out.
@SchnelleKat4 жыл бұрын
Try too cook a hotdog on that steam coming out. ;)
@kevinkirk42854 жыл бұрын
Zero carbon emissions...if you have a small nuclear reactor! You guys are nuts! I love this channel!
@baklys4 жыл бұрын
Really impressive! The boiler looks really nice!
@davidnovansky72954 жыл бұрын
What if you make closed steam circuit , from water tank goes into intake , engine will rotate and exhaust will go back into tank hmmm
@moffix4 жыл бұрын
Good point. You only end up using a fraction of the coal in a closed system. They were losing too much energy to the exhaust and leaks.
@gteaz4 жыл бұрын
Steam pressure will equalize on intake and outtake.
@Megalixer844 жыл бұрын
@@gteaz yep. will need to pump the water back into the tank at higher pressure then whats in the tank
@bh55844 жыл бұрын
Yep, a condenser would be a great idea
@JDManring4 жыл бұрын
Use a positive displacement pump. Turn the fuel tank into a condenser.
@1one3_Racing4 жыл бұрын
Darwin Award goes to: The guy that welded his own pressure cylinder on the floor. Congrats on making a bomb!
@dunxy4 жыл бұрын
Yeah it is rather sketchy hey, no safety valve (i could see), means of feeding water or safety features like fusible plugs.I don't think its going to explode on the pressure they ran (well under 100 psi if i saw correct) then but if they pushed it too a couple hundred psi , it could go bang, probably not enough stays.Their fabrication is not awful all things considered, but they clearly don't understand what they are doing.Proper boilers have safety margins in the thousands of percent range so are massively over engineered, that gives the impression that this "boiler"(over sized kettle!) they made is a bit more dangerous that it probably is. Im a boilermaker and steam enthusiast.
@1one3_Racing4 жыл бұрын
@@dunxy yep. They had a tap on the pressure tank that would fail before anything else. Hopefully. But to make a proper steam engine they're going to need 300psi at least. Especially with that engine design. Valve float will be astronomical. Those Lada valves are designed 20psi so if say the piston will be closing the valves, and poorly, and compression will be 80 at best. Which is why steam engines use rods on the camshaft and not lobes/springs. At the very least you could overlap the valves a little more to overcome mechanical resistance. But I've seen the aftermath of a boiler explosion. Even the Mythbusters water heater explosions were epic and from memory they were 350psi
@dunxy4 жыл бұрын
@@1one3_RacingI dont think 300psi is at all required if they used a proper steam engine,lets look at it this way, if a 5" gauge steam locomotive weighing under 100kg running a boiler at 90psi can pull over 1000kg (they can and traction is the limiting factor normally VS power/torque being insufficient) with extremely tiny cylinders they should theoretically have no problem driving the lada using an engine of that capacity i would think,not that ive ever had any experience with an internal combustion engine (nothing to do with Ladas ever,i like Toyota myself) running on steam.Id say their simple main issue would be that their kettle will simply not supply the required amount of steam because it simply wont have the surface area or drafting to keep up with demand. Im very curious about what boiler explosions aftermaths have you seen? Ive been around (main line, not toys here hey) steam locomotives here in Australia for a VERY long time, there has not been a boiler explosion here for probably a century.There has been deaths (unfortunately,its very sad but life is dangerous)in the last few decades that i do know of, one person was killed when a fusible plug failed, iirc it was only inserted finger tight but im not going to judge as i did know the fitter who installed said plug and he was very messed up.We did lose 3 guys (R.I.P guys. I knew the fireman very well and i still get rather sad about this) a few years ago as well, but that was a derailment caused by a fuckwad truck driver and the safety valve got sheared and a fusible plug partially fused because engine ended up on its side and flooded the cab with steam and the result was naturally not pretty,these the only steam related deaths in the last few decades here.Actual explosions, yeah nah, not that ive ever known of here in modern (as in non wrought iron boilers) times because the regulation is very strict (regular double operating pressure hydrostatic tests) and the safety margins are huge.I even have steamed long out of ticket boilers in the past with some rather thin sections, all be it at rather low pressures . Hot water services aren't pressure vessels, they aren't a boiler, so the fact that they even made it to many hundreds of psi is a testament to how hard it actually is to blow something up,even something not designed to hold any pressure,just heat water.
@1one3_Racing4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I've worked in feedmills and feedlots with boilers and if one of those went boom it would take out a decent chunk of land mass. I'm talking more ghetto, home made, boilers. Videos on KZfaq although they are probably gone now with Nanny state rules. I've not seen it first hand. Only in video format. Should have stated that! As for pressures, an efficient steam engine will require a lot less pressure than an ICE converted to steam. The valves won't close with back pressure and it's not an interference engine so the pressure of the piston coming up HAS to close the valve before it can build compression to overcome the pressure on the opposing cylinder. The engine is constantly fighting itself. Half of its torque output will be used up turning the crank. Plus the relatively small surface area of the piston. Steam pistons are huge so small PSI equals huge torque. That Lada engine would likely have 65mm piston or so. Maybe smaller. At 90 psi thats only 460 pounds.
@stevew1454 жыл бұрын
7:43 They welded the pipes together without beveling the end. No root pass, just slam and weld. Beveling the end allows you to weld the pipe together all the way through the thickness of the pipe, not just on the outside. It makes the weld stronger than the actual pipe! It wont hold much pressure like they welded it.. It'll probably be ok for what you're doing but its not good practice. Steam is fucking dangerous!
@BoostWorx4 жыл бұрын
Awesome project cant wait to see it moving under its own steam
@norwaysept28304 жыл бұрын
There is a hell of a lot of power jetting itself right out of the tail pipe. Single expansion is a real waste of the power of the steam and potentially quite dangerous four you too! The exhaust steam will happily remove the flesh from your bones.
@rolandleusden4 жыл бұрын
Feed the steam from the exhaust back into the boiler, much more efficient
@Namesakes.unit-x-10sq104 жыл бұрын
@@rolandleusden need a condenser and high pressure pump though
@mateuszbarya90984 жыл бұрын
@@Namesakes.unit-x-10sq10 they are running it at 4 bars that not high presure
@Namesakes.unit-x-10sq104 жыл бұрын
@@mateuszbarya9098 if you connect the exhaust to the boiler you would create an equal pressure on each side, and the engine would not turn. Therefore you need at least a high pressure pump to pump the boiling water back to the rank for i. if to become steam again.
@mateuszbarya90984 жыл бұрын
@@Namesakes.unit-x-10sq10 4 bars is not a high presure, but you need pump... I wanted to say that most pumps can easy get more than 4 bars (it's about 40m of pump head that not a lot)
@jomar_sl4 жыл бұрын
"I think we got zero carbon emissions here" Me: didn't you use coal to heat the water?
@georges85344 жыл бұрын
😂
@unitytwins66524 жыл бұрын
He did, charcoal, which doesn't release emissions burning in the atmosphere or in a furnace, at least it should be just as if not less pollutant that running your gas/diesel powered car.
@potatoradio4 жыл бұрын
That's the same logic as electric car drivers...
@KptKosmit914 жыл бұрын
@@potatoradio but you can use wind turbines or solar panels to charge/help for charging electric cars
@jomar_sl4 жыл бұрын
@@potatoradio only if the electricity comes from coal powerplant
@captainhotrod79484 жыл бұрын
Best episode ever. Y'all's crazy. Divinely crazy.
@chasevans71714 жыл бұрын
These people have no fear. That boiler looks hugely unknown territory and I don't think I'd be casually stood anywhere near it. Bravo!
@Real_Robotic_Engineer4 жыл бұрын
I see my favorite Russian I click lol
@cryptixwisdom74554 жыл бұрын
Anyone else see the supra
@mrplease664 жыл бұрын
this channel is so underrated
@1NIGHTMAREGAMER4 жыл бұрын
Just imagine seeing this drive down road smoke shooting every where
@tslim2504 жыл бұрын
firebox chimney is way too short and narrow PS. First real comment.
@rheijna42704 жыл бұрын
nobody cares bruh
@FireX7_2114 жыл бұрын
@@rheijna4270 yeah, pretty sure they do
@kupferbergbahn79524 жыл бұрын
@@rheijna4270 Actually, I care.
@rheijna42704 жыл бұрын
he put “PS, First real comment.” for clout like he has to prove something about being first. Doesn’t matter if you’re first, you are supporting the creator by just watching.
@notserpmale034 жыл бұрын
yeah, nobody actually cares.
@randomoldbloke4 жыл бұрын
There has to be a easier way to make a bomb which is exactly what you have made . When not if that explodes it will be very very messy
@moffix4 жыл бұрын
If you want safety go binge watch Mythbusters.
@mrPauljacob4 жыл бұрын
Your young blood workers did a great job .. Kuddos
@jamesadams23334 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting! Perhaps to increase efficiency, you need to capture the heat of the exhaust gas in some way. I suggest routing a percentage of it directly in the water tank as a rudimentary form of exhaust gas recirculation, further adding to the pressure and heat. It will take up some volume and add to the overall range, making the process a bit less wasteful. Keep up the great work!
@unitytwins66524 жыл бұрын
Oh lord I'm only 30 min late, how about that?
@markhodgson23484 жыл бұрын
Uranium you have so much of it lying about
@kruleworld4 жыл бұрын
they need to try running it on wood gas, like they did in WW2.
@rovoul14 жыл бұрын
@@kruleworld They already have done that in an older video
@markhodgson23484 жыл бұрын
@@kruleworld its been done they couldn't get it to work lol
@kaiserc24714 жыл бұрын
Steam has crazy torque potential, be sure to prep for that.
@MichalKobuszewski4 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful, blin - a car powered by the biggest samovar - Babushka would approve!