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Originally uploaded by seansonofbig2
This looks like a pump or compressor casing to me, but that might be because I am the wrong sort of engineer.
It has since been suggested by blog comments that they are blowers from the Merlin Engines' superchargers. Close enough.
There were a couple of these in the stream bed.
I think this is the one at : SH 67833 63878
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After much perusing I remembered that Flight International has it's archives online, including their cutaways. So, if you check the one about the supercharged Merlin you see a blower that fits the description.
http://www.flightglobal.com/imagearchive/Image.aspx?GalleryName=Cutaways/Aeroengines/Aeroengines-Piston&Image=R-R-MerlinXX-supercharger+detail
Yes, it would seem to be the blower from a supercharger...
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