Now you need to build the boiler so it will make sense to use it. if you are going to run the air compressor to power that engine to make just 250 Watts of power it would make a lot more sense to just go start the generator. Really though. Very cool steam engine from mostly scrap parts.
Two eccentrics are on the crankshaft and the slider moves from one to the other. They are 180 degrees apart and only one can operate the valve linkage at a time.
I design my own engines with info I have read from books. You are going into the right direction by having access to a machine shop. There is a forum called "classic steam engine engineering" and there are a lot of people building large and small steam engines. Have a look at this youtube channel " adhunikglobalenergy" they make very simple steam engines maybe you coul copy them.
I'm looking for a steam engine that is powerful enough to run a small generator (say, 10,000 watt) for off the grid power. Do you have any ideas or know of any sources for steam engine plans? Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated as I have access to a machine shop for any custom built parts I might need.
Cold Steam the efficient way to use heat sources to produce electricity and or distilled water explained from basic concept to employment. Water boils at 75 degrees F in a vacuum. Two open containers one full of water the other empty connect them at the bottom and water will reach an equilibrium 50 50. If one is sealed except for the connection the other will remain empty because of the vacuum created in the sealed container. Gravity will overcome this vacuum if the containers are taller than 30 feet. If the tanks are 40 feet tall the tanks will reach an equilibrium of water levels at 30 feet leaving ten feet of hard vacuum in the sealed tank. This makes a vacuum pump set we need two of them if we were going to distill water as the cold side open tank is used to collect the distilled water from it as the continuous input of water needs to go somewhere. Each sealed tank has four valves three at the top two of those on opposite sides (B&C) one at the very top (D) one at the bottom on the side (A), water-based vacuum pump operations are, Close bottom tank valve A and top tank valve C. Open top tank valve D. Fill sealed tank through top side valve B. Close valve B and D when full. Open bottom valve A. This primes the system to let the warm water in that will vaporize and run through the system when you partially reopen valve B (to control flow rate) and open valve C to its fullest. For only power generation need one pump set and one vacuum tank so we can have a Hot side and a Cold side one to boil the water and one to have the low pressure/vacuum to draw the steam in through the turbine then the cooling coils then to the tank. At the bottom of the cold side, tank is a return pipe with the one way valve to the heat source the one-way valve prevents expansion back to the cold side and as the hot side vacuum chamber is the only outlet for the expanding water and it is drawn by the vacuum the cycle proceeds. You can combine the two and get power generation and distilled water keeping the return line from the power generation system will let you switch if you don't need distilled water on a continuous basis in large quantities. I am going to make one feel free to make one as well it is open source.
Hi, good engine, always wanted to build something like that, understood that you don't have any plans, but maybe you have some build up process pictures by the chance? If so I can buy them.
Steve Myers You could theoretically get the washing machine motor to produce any number of voltages, it all depends on how the coils are wound and how the coils are connected.
Glad you enjoyed the video, I still love to watch it running
Yeah ! Music to my ears....love the sound it makes at low RPM.....!
I love this. What a great build.
Brilliant, looks cool and sounds superb. It is amazing to see what you have done very enjoyable. Thnaks
Now you need to build the boiler so it will make sense to use it.
if you are going to run the air compressor to power that engine to make just 250 Watts of power it would make a lot more sense to just go start the generator.
Really though. Very cool steam engine from mostly scrap parts.
It works, therefore it is wonderful!
Wow, that is awesome for something put together from scrap!
I can only imagine what you could build if you had all brand new custom built parts!
Wow genius how smooth does that run excellent work and great video thanks for sharing
amazing! very well done.
The best part of this video was the easy to read text!
So glad you enjoyed the video.
fantastic work!!!!
Very nice. You did a great job on this cool little engine.....=)
Great job
If I am ever stuck on an desert island of scrap I know who I would take along!
Awesome work!!
Two eccentrics are on the crankshaft and the slider moves from one to the other. They are 180 degrees apart and only one can operate the valve linkage at a time.
that is wicked cool
Ingenious
I used a four jaw chuck to offset the eccentric
I design my own engines with info I have read from books. You are going into the right direction by having access to a machine shop. There is a forum called "classic steam engine engineering" and there are a lot of people building large and small steam engines. Have a look at this youtube channel " adhunikglobalenergy" they make very simple steam engines maybe you coul copy them.
Thank you soo much for replying. I'll look this up.
brilliant !
Awesome.
maravilhoso trabalho. qual foi a potência de saída que vc obteve?
300 watts
thank you for the info.
could you redesign that reverse-forward lever so you can have reverse-sideways- forward. that would pretty awesome..... :)
I'm looking for a steam engine that is powerful enough to run a small generator (say, 10,000 watt) for off the grid power. Do you have any ideas or know of any sources for steam engine plans? Any suggestions would be deeply appreciated as I have access to a machine shop for any custom built parts I might need.
Cold Steam the efficient way to use heat sources to produce electricity and or distilled water explained from basic concept to employment. Water boils at 75 degrees F in a vacuum.
Two open containers one full of water the other empty connect them at the bottom and water will reach an equilibrium 50 50. If one is sealed except for the connection the other will remain empty because of the vacuum created in the sealed container.
Gravity will overcome this vacuum if the containers are taller than 30 feet.
If the tanks are 40 feet tall the tanks will reach an equilibrium of water levels at 30 feet leaving ten feet of hard vacuum in the sealed tank. This makes a vacuum pump set we need two of them if we were going to distill water as the cold side open tank is used to collect the distilled water from it as the continuous input of water needs to go somewhere.
Each sealed tank has four valves three at the top two of those on opposite sides (B&C) one at the very top (D) one at the bottom on the side (A), water-based vacuum pump operations are, Close bottom tank valve A and top tank valve C. Open top tank valve D. Fill sealed tank through top side valve B. Close valve B and D when full. Open bottom valve A.
This primes the system to let the warm water in that will vaporize and run through the system when you partially reopen valve B (to control flow rate) and open valve C to its fullest.
For only power generation need one pump set and one vacuum tank so we can have a Hot side and a Cold side one to boil the water and one to have the low pressure/vacuum to draw the steam in through the turbine then the cooling coils then to the tank.
At the bottom of the cold side, tank is a return pipe with the one way valve to the heat source the one-way valve prevents expansion back to the cold side and as the hot side vacuum chamber is the only outlet for the expanding water and it is drawn by the vacuum the cycle proceeds.
You can combine the two and get power generation and distilled water keeping the return line from the power generation system will let you switch if you don't need distilled water on a continuous basis in large quantities.
I am going to make one feel free to make one as well it is open source.
awesome you should put one in a bicicle 1
How does the reversing mechanism work?
Very cool! Congratulations! How many watts can this engine produce? Any idea? Regards.
Sounds great! Any idea of it's bhp?
Hi, good engine, always wanted to build something like that, understood that you don't have any plans, but maybe you have some build up process pictures by the chance? If so I can buy them.
If you read a good book about how steam engines work it will be so easy to build one.
Do you have a list of parts needed, or a set of plans to build this? I would like to try this myself.
To build this you need to know how steam engine works and then scrap parts can be adapted to make this engine. I don't have any plans for this engine.
Can you tell me how you converted the washing machine motor to produce 120+ volts?
Steve Myers You could theoretically get the washing machine motor to produce any number of voltages, it all depends on how the coils are wound and how the coils are connected.
Hey it's +GGigabiteM !
The way everything used to be made at one time...
that would be cool to build.
Those look like Nissan hose clamps!
Интересно решена проблема подвода пара в рабочий цилиндр из золотникового.
is it safe?
I can't read any of the captions....
About 250 watts
Mantaap bos
Make a big flywheel for it brother
It's been 7 years now.....must have grown somewhat .....Lol !
Look up cyclonepower(dot)com they sell steam engines for your application.