I am building lathe to peel pieces of veneer approx 0.160" off of pieces of logs. I sliced pieces off with an arbor press and with some tweaking was very pleased with the results. I have decided that the max torque needed would be 6000inlb. A 3/4hp motor came with the wood lathe. Until I thought...
Could someone simply confirm my reasoning that to use a working fluid such kerosene rather than water in a engine like a steam turbine would be a lot more efficient since the latent heat of evaporation of kerosene is less than 1/2 that of water? I would need to travel 45mi to the nearest Univ...
