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Beam Engine Mechanism

Beam engines were introduced in 1745 to pump water out of mines and into canals. The beam engine uses a pivoted wooden beam to transfer the force from a vertical piston to a connecting rod, converting the rotary motion of a crank into the linear up-and-down motion needed for pumps. It is a type of steam engine that employs a 6-link mechanism with one input to produce the desired pumping output. The beam engine has two degrees of freedom - a rotational movement and a vertical movement.

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Beam Engine Mechanism

Beam engines were introduced in 1745 to pump water out of mines and into canals. The beam engine uses a pivoted wooden beam to transfer the force from a vertical piston to a connecting rod, converting the rotary motion of a crank into the linear up-and-down motion needed for pumps. It is a type of steam engine that employs a 6-link mechanism with one input to produce the desired pumping output. The beam engine has two degrees of freedom - a rotational movement and a vertical movement.

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Beam Engine

Introduction
*Beam Engines and water bucket pumps were
introduced in Wanlockhead in 1745.
*It was used to draw out water from mines, as well as to
pump water into canals. The engine consisted of a large
wooden frame into which a pivoted overhead beam was
used to apply force generated by a pump rod and
transfer that movement to a vertical piston.
*This mechanism was mostly used in steam engines but
nowadays it is used in water pumps, oil rigs , specifically
designed sawing machine etc.

What is beam engine?


Itis a type of steamenginewhere a pivoted

overhead beamis used to apply the force


from a vertical piston to a vertical connecting
rod.
It is basically a 6 link mechanism that converts
rotary motion of crank into linear straight line
motion of vertical sliding link that in practice is
used in pumps and other purposes.

SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM

Working Principle
When crank rotates about the fixed
centre , lever oscillates about a
fixed point . The end of the middle
link is connected to the piston rod
which reciprocates due to the
rotation of the crank. The purpose
of this mechanism is to convert
rotary motion into the linear
straight line motion.

Mobility
Characteristics
Number of links(n): 6
Number of joints(j):7
Mobility characteristic (): 3*(n-j-1)+j
= 3*(6-7-1)+7= 1
Since =1, hence we require only one input to
produce the desired output.

Degree of Freedom
In mechanics, the degree of freedom (DOF)

of a mechanical system is the number of


independent parameters that define its
configuration.
Our project has 2 degrees of freedom i.e.
rotation of link about axis perpendicular to the
plane and vertical motion.

ANIMATION

THANKS

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