Modeling and modeling ideas for my 1939 era HO model railroad - the Royal Oak & Southern, plus other things I find of interest. Stan Knotts.
Friday, May 8, 2020
Autoclave shop machinery
It has taken me a while to create the autoclave machinery. The research was time consuming and the construction was tricky. I never found the information on how the vintage autoclave machinery functioned so I made my own decisions on that. The basics are that there was an input pipe for the liquid and a drain pipe for resulting extract. There was also the need to feed the ground bark into the autoclave. Below is my representation.
I built two autoclaves with an access platform behind them and a drain pipe with a drain pump. When I install it there will be a feed pipe that will extend over the platform from the back. There will also be gears above the autoclaves to turn them. The bark is fed from above.
Above is a rear view. Below are some diagrams of vintage autoclaves.
When I researched online I could only find modern or semi modern autoclaves. The ones I show above are from some of my old industry books.
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