Mirrlees 5 cylinder blast injection
This film was created in association with the Ouse Washes Landscape Partnership and the Heritage Lottery Fund.
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Installed at Prickwillow in 1924, this is believed to be the only example of a blast-injection engine remaining in working order.
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Year built: 1924
Nominal power output: 250 BHP at 250rpm Injector type: air blast Fly-wheel weight: 6.5 tonnes approx. Engine weight: 25 tonnes approx. Lubrication: individual oil metering pumps for each cylinder driven from crankshaft. Total loss oil system. For more information on the terminology we use to describe our engines, please visit our Engineering page. |
