Tuesday, October 16, 2007

BEAST: test 2

Yesterday, I did a couple of steam tube connection tests, trying different combination of connections and valves with silicon and copper tubes, and brass valves. I copied the existing connection details in the MachinaKafe when I made the new connections.



I also did a couple of steam tests, now that I had extended the tubes. I added ten feet of tube length to the machines output, and the pressure is noticeably lighter, but still there.



I took the machine outside where the cold air would help condense the steam and make it more visible. Unfortunately, my new silicon connection blew under the pressure if the steam. I then took the length of silicon tube out of the tube path, and tried the experiment again. It worked!

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