Someone spent a lot of time putting that together. The big bolts imply high differential berween external to internal pressure.
The legs appear to have been set up on levelling blocks. Although the pressure containment may be a lower pressure, since there are instruments laying around as if they are monitored locally during operation, it is probably high pressure as the 'dated appearance' of the photo suggests an era when safety was less important. The untidyness suggests either a long and meticulous trial and error development, or a war-driven rush. The uneven bolt heads suggest private development as opposed to government research uniformity. Can't really tell if the black circle behind the machine is a disc or a hole in the wall behind. Guess=disc. If it is a disc, it probably is rotated by hydraulics, hoses evident, or perhaps the disc rotation drives a pump. (chicken or egg?) The block object on the lower left looks like a hydraulic pump, but where do the hoses go? The grid-covered drain and the 20liter pail suggest fluids, perhaps just contingency for hydraulic leaks. The mess of cabling appears to be for control and measurement. The top of the foto is clipped at a crucial point which might be hiding a breather/filter or heat radiator. This has got all the trademark signs a stubborn inventor who struggled and hacked and re-rigged an experiment that just refused to work, alone and a bit disorganized (pot kettle black situation) never getting to the point of admitting 'ok, enough for now, let's clean this mess up and start over fresh using what we have learned.' Or maybe this is that magic moment when the flicker of sucess began to twinkle. who knows? It looks so familiar it stinks, but... In other words, clueless. what is it? > -----Original Message----- > From: leaking pen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 2004 July 15 01:15 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: help identifiying a machine. > > > http://www.maydaymystery.org/mayday/offsite/letter06162004/page_huge.jpg > http://www.maydaymystery.org/mayday/offsite/letter06162004/page.jpg > > second link is a bit smaller. anyone know what this sucker is? > thanks. > > >
