Snow Engine at the Cool Springs Power Museum

Off topic for my channel, but I wanted to share some of my 10 day vacation.

One of the first stops was at the Cool Springs Power Museum in Cool Springs Pennsylvania USA for their "History Day". There are approximately 350 early internal combustion here, most are operational and many of them were on display running for this event.

http://www.coolspringpowermuseum.org/

This engine was manufactured by the Snow-Holly Works of Buffalo, New York, and is serial number G329. It has two tandem 24-inch bore x 48-inch stroke cylinders that are double-acting. Fuel for the engine is natural gas with make and break igniters providing ignition. Total displacement is 86,800 cubic inches or 1,423 liters. The rated output of the engine is 600 hp at 100 RPM, which yields a torque value of 31,500 ft-lbf.

The natural gas compressing cylinder at the front of the engine was also manufactured by Snow and features an 18 inch bore and 48 inch stroke. The compressor accepted gas at approximately 50 psi and raised it to 450 psi. Upon peak compression, the gas in the cylinder exerted a force of about 114,300 pounds on the piston.

At 75 feet long with an 18 ton, 18 ft diameter flywheel, this acquisition is one of the largest gas engines ever to be preserved in running condition. The overall weight of the engine is estimated to be about 140 tons!

This was such a cool thing to see in person, I sat there for an hour mesmerized by the sound and motion. It was surprisingly quiet and the majority of the sound was the clicking of the make and break ignitors.

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