Sulzer Tandem-Compound Steam Engine driving a Flywheel Generator

A Tandem-Compound Steam Engine, driving an Flywheel Generator in the old Gasworks in Schlieren, just outside Zürich/Switzerland. It was built in by Sulzer in Winterthur (Engine) and Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon in Zürich-Oerlikon (Generator) and is preserved by the Technikgeschichtlicher Verein Zürcher Unterland (TGVZU) today. They run the Engine four Times per Year.

Die Sulzer Tandem-Verbunddampfmaschine mit Oerlikon-Schwungradgenerator im alten Gaswerk Schlieren bei Zürich. Die Maschine wird vom Technikgeschichtlichen Verein Züricher Unterland (TGVZU) erhalten und vier mal im Jahr in Betrieb gezeigt.

00:00 Introduction
00:45 Compound Steam Engine Explanation
02:59 Sulzer Valve Gear
03:51 Flyball Governor
04:17 Valve Timing
05:12 Engine Controls
06:17 Lubrication
06:47 Condenser
07:51 Flywheel Generator

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