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Gas engine
Category Industrial facilities
Year of manufacture/creation 1913
Manufacturer/author Gebrüder Körting
Place of manufacture/creation Hannover, Germany
Size
Height: 380 cm
Width: 405 cm
Length: 305 cm
Weight: approx. 3000 kg
Material cast iron, copper
Museum/Storage location Gasworks Museum in Paczków
Date of admission to the museum 1992
Rights to the exhibit Gasworks Museum in Paczków
Rights to digital images public domain
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Exhibit description
Its operation did not generate additional costs for the gasworks (the engine generated mechanical energy by burning a mixture of town gas and the air in the cylinder). Moreover, this gas engine was straightforward to operate and repair. That is why it was used to power devices inside the facility, such as drills, grinders and gas suction pumps.
Despite its advantages recognised by gas workers, this solution never became commonplace outside the walls of the gasworks. This two-stroke engine was noisy, used a lot of fuel and produced large quantities of exhaust gases.
