Steam locomobile Clayton & Shuttleworth.

A locomobile is a mobile boiler with a steam engine on the boiler and a belt pulley. The basic components of a locomobile:

1. the cylindrical tank which forms the water and steam parts.
2. the furnace.
3. flame tubes.
4. smoke chamber.
5. steam engine.
6. flywheel.
7. Chimney.
8. running wheels.

The locomotive’s steam engine produced 5 to 20 hp at a steam pressure of 3 to 7 atmospheres. The engine was very flexible, capable of withstanding very large temporary overloads, and did not require a gearbox. However, its thermal efficiency was low at 15%. The boiler was cylindrical. A dozen or so flame tubes ran through it. These are tubes with the beginning connected to the furnace and the end connected to the smokebox. The flue tubes, which were spaced at certain intervals, were surrounded by water, which greatly increased the efficiency of the boiler. Wood or coal was used as fuel in the boiler. The locomotive did not have a central lubrication system. As the locomotive engine reached 160-350 revolutions per minute, only key points such as the piston and slide were oiled. Solid lubricant was pressed into the ether points.

In Poland, the steam engine was first used in agriculture in 1857. Locomotives also found use in oil distilleries, where they were used to drive pumps pumping oil and petroleum products.