Well, it is built to contain high pressure (count dem rivets!),
and has some pipe-like fittings. Possibly a chemical
reaction vessel of some kind. I've seen shockwave
apparatus with cones like the one on the left.

Or, I could be overthinking it, and this is a kind of
oil pump.

"whit3rd" wrote in message
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Well, it is built to contain high pressure (count dem rivets!),
and has some pipe-like fittings. Possibly a chemical
reaction vessel of some kind. I've seen shockwave
apparatus with cones like the one on the left.

Or, I could be overthinking it, and this is a kind of
oil pump.

'Looks like a tumbler. I'd say a coke/ore grinding mill, but they're usually
built around crushing rolls these days.

It's some kind of tumbling mill, though.

--
Ed Huntress

"Ed Huntress" fired this volley in
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'Looks like a tumbler. I'd say a coke/ore grinding mill, but they're
usually built around crushing rolls these days.


"Ball mill" is what came to mind. For a long time, metals ores were broken
down into processable particles with ball mills; especially precious metals
ores.

LLoyd