VINTAGE 1959 DE LAVALS STOCKHOLM SWEDEN STEAM TURBINE SHIP BUILDERS BRASS PLAQUE NAMEPLATE
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Heavy brass plaque/nameplate from a De Lavals steam turbine, manufactured in Stockholm in 1959, detailing technical characteristics. 7 1/2 inches by 4 inches. In excellent condition.
The plaque identifies the manufacturer as "AB DE LAVALS ÅNGTURBIN" located in "STOCKHOLM". This translates from Swedish to "De Lavals Steam Turbine Co. Ltd." in Stockholm. This company was a prominent Swedish engineering firm known for its steam turbines.
The plaque provides specifications for the steam turbine:
- År (Year): 1959
- № (Number): 46805
- ÅHK (Aktiv Horsepower): 296
- OMDR/MIN (Revolutions per minute): 9750 / 1800 (This could indicate the turbine's rotational speed and the speed of the connected equipment, possibly a generator or pump).
- DAMPTEMP. FÖR VENTIL (Steam temperature before valve): The value is obscured but appears to be in degrees Celsius.
- DAMPTRIKK FÖR VENTIL (Steam pressure before valve): 11.6 kg/cm² (kilograms per square centimeter).
- VAKUUM EFTER TURBIN (Vacuum after turbine): 610 mm. Hg. (millimeters of mercury).
The company was founded by Gustaf de Laval, a pioneer in turbine technology. deLaval is more widely known in the U.S. for his invention of the milk-cream separator.
