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Compound Reversing and Condensing Launch Engine

Compound Reversing and Condensing Launch Engine

This very compact steam launch engine features integral condenser to turn the waste steam from the exhaust back into fresh water to be recycled through the boiler to be used again.

Condensing equipment was vital in steam engines used in Western Australia because of the shortage of fresh water.

(Donated by the late Ron Farrington – ME18)

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Compound Reversing and Condensing Launch Engine

Compound Reversing and Condensing Launch Engine
WA Museum

The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.