Otto-Langen Experimental steam engine

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This model is a slightly modified version of a design produced by Julius de Waal who is a prolific designer of engines. His plans are widely available on the internet.It is based on the Otto-Langen principle of a crankless engine where a one way clutch allows the flywheel to be driven by a rack on the downward stroke of the piston.Real Otto Langen engines had a governor to control when the power stroke was needed controlling the steam or on internal combustion engines the fuel/air mix.It was tricky to animate for me in SolidWorks I add.In real life the flywheel would rotate continuously.