The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-01-29
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~ Wv F" '"idH ship tsfscsern, VI
afforded Yesterday wben a sch.ct party
; about hfly--oi,icdy frosn the literary ar
lrgsl professionalism short tIip in h
down the bay. Her pcrfortnsscc frliy r,
aliscd ,l, hmieipatior of the most sar
r'ilno, and elected from ,,nsc Who witness
ed thcIn an unqualified testimonial as 10 III
triumph of the principle. Under PFC.
sure of twelve pounds TO square inch, tli
pcpdcrous hulk was put in hr,si,-a, at vii
and maintained a speed judged to cscco
eight miles per hour, against wind and tad,
the wheels making ten and quarter turn
per minute. Tho engine worked with pcr
feet regularity, trum the commencement d
the end of the trp, and without any larrinr
except what rs common 10 the best con
siuoted engines. A loud Kissing nuis,
proceeded from ono Of the cylinders, sr,sin,
from defective packing, but which could b,
easily rcmcdied. The valves, too, above,
of some escape. The action of the on
ginc upon the air, affords of itself pcriec
ventilation TO all parts Of the vessel. y,
cool was the firc-room, ordinarily lmatc,
almost beyond endurance, tha, the fireman
lonly one fireman is required, and but one
engineer) worked in his pea jackei. The
vessel was sbscn, from her anchorage oA
the battery only about three hours. On he,
outward passage, salutcs were exchanged
with the steamship Baltic, coming in. Az.
ter breakfast, when the vessel and engine
had been examined in every part, Ericsson
briefly explained, with the aid Of a diagram,
the operation Of the engine, and answered
numerous enquiries relating to it, lie was
frequently interrupted by bursts ofapplnusc,
and as he progressed, the greatest enthtisi.
asm was manifested. Prof Mapcs said.
though he was afraid he should be under.
stood as indulging IN fulsomc compliment.
that he regarded the names of Ericsson
and Fulton as belonging to the same cate
gory-names that would ever stand promi.
nent nj history.
Mr. z. said the chief principle involved
in the operation Of this engine was that of
using the Same heat over and over again.
This was effected in a very simple way,
through the Intervention Of what is called A
"rcgcnerator" between the valves and CYL
indcr, which is nothing more or less than
mass Of Lilo inch wire, compac,ly interwo.
ven, the whole containg 81 sqtiarc fcet.--
Upon the heated air passing through this,
the caloric is absorbed, and the cod air, in
returning, is again heated nearly enough to
continue the motion of the engine 7j tons
Of air are drawn through the meshcs Of the
wire each hour. The resistance to its pas
sage is almost imperccp,ible. In lis pas
sage through the meshes, the air is instan- |
'aneously heated to 400 degrees--as rapid
ns the electric flash. The wires are not |
oxidized by the process.
There is pair of cylinders on either side
IF the shaft, each composed of two sec
ions; the upper, called the supply cyiin-
Ter, which Is 1877 inches in diameter, and
he lower, or working cylinder, having d.
'metcr of l6s inches, or II feet. The at
nospheric mir Is admitted from above, in
what is termed the receiver, and ciculates
'ctween the two sections through side
'ipes, in which is the regenerator. Con-
equently the pressure above and below,
eaving out of view the increased area of
lie working cylinder, Is the same. A pair
{ these cylinders is placed each side the
halt The power can be increased by en-
lrging the diameter Of the cylinder. ItIi
Tas originally intended 10 have the cylin-
ers Of the Ericsson l6 feet in diameter in ,
iead of II, as at present. But il was tho't
, be impossible to make them. This in. {
rcssed size would nearly double the pow. I
+, and give a speed equal TO that of any .
'camer. Twelve pounds pressure IL used a
} the square inch, and this cannot be ex- i
eeded without increasing the temperature, B
Inch IN objectionable. The furnace fires .
re about five feet from the bottom Of the r
flinder, and cannot burn the cylinder =
ne Of these furnace bottoms will last FIVE il
EARS. Anthracite is the best fuel, MS it I
axes no flame. The cylinder above the @
'cs is ~ inches in thickness. but is SO
ched as to have great strength. Even
ere IT TO break, the contents Of the cylin- !,
II would pass of harmlessly. There is = =
no expensive steam boiler TO "
! frequently renewed, and no liability 10 =
iplosion. If the engineer got asleep, the y y
igine would only stop. "
The engine in the Ericsson IL Of GOO :.
rise power, and not more than seven tons :"
coal per day can possibly be consumed. :
steamship Of the some power, 90 tons - =
II day would be low calculation. Mr. 4. q
ated further that his ship was started be- :,
re she was finished, but because /; was
id 10 be a dead failure. and the effect was y
cjudiciai to the interests Of those con 1,
rned with him in the enterprise. But the - =
suits had far exceeded his aniieipa,ioH. y
II half pound 10 the squarc inch was
cessary 10 stsrt the engines The weight e,
the crank was sufficient, 10 do this. d,
As To the ecomparatte expense Of running N
-aloric ship at high or low rate Of speed, Al
: Z. stated that II was abou, AZ cheap, as ~
as the engine was concerned, 20 run ten n,
lea per hodr a. less. ~
Mr. T.. then proceeded 10 answer various N
iec,ions which had been urged relative q
the packing" and oxidation" Of the IL
linders, Sc, ~kich he did 10 the salts. 4
'i,on Of all, and individuals " M irad pre- or
.tsly been increduioas ss 10 the probable a
-css- n the Rricsson, Acknowledged ei
Il all doub, on their part vas now dissi-
I'D. Mr T. stated that for twenty-five "a
nm he had beeH maturing this Invention. m
my difheuities had presented themselves. kr
time only vas required TO remove them. m
a. FHndsy, Alex. IRE. and o,lrars, had t~
'g since Fredieied hs success. and he ~
- sa~ NJ Prae,iesl elfsei in the engine. "