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{{Category=Steam Engine}}

Steam engines take energy available as high pressure, high temperature steam and convert it into reciprocal motion.  This motion can then be turned into rotational motion using a crankshaft.  At the start of the twentieth century, steam engines provided power for farms, factories, and transportation.  They were largely replaced by internal combustion engines.  The Open Source Ecology project is interested in reviving steam technology to develop a modern steam engine to provide alternatives to engines driven by gasoline or diesel - which are becoming increasingly more expensive as our world passes the point of peak oil production.

See [[Steam Engine Intro]] if you are interested in the current OSE steam engine project.

* [[Steam Engine Concept]]
* [[Steam Engine Breakdown]]				
* [[Steam Engine/Terminology]]

=Research=

The following links contain theory, general information, and research into steam engines and related sub-systems.

* Theory
** [[Steam Engine Research/Carnot Cycle]]
** [[Steam Engine Research/Books]]
* Engine Elements
** [[Steam Engine Research/Lubrication]]
** [[Steam Engine Research/Condenser]]
** [[Steam Engine Research/Oil Separator]]
* Design Notes
** [[Steam Engine Research/Engine Design Notes]]
** [[Steam Engine Research/Valve Design Notes]]
** [[Steam Engines]]
** [[Steam Engine Design/Historic]]
** [[Steam Engine Design/Gregor]]
* Installations
** White Cliffs Solar Power Station
*** [[Steam Engine Design/White Cliffs]]
*** [[Steam Engine Design/White Cliffs Report]]
*** [[Steam Engine Research/Power Kinetics]]

=Design=

The following links propose and discuss steam engine, sub-systems, and part design.

* [[Steam Engine Design]] - the current steam engine design.
* [[Steam Engine Design/Crankshaft]]
* [[Steam Engine Design/Oiler]]
* [[Steam Engine Design/2009]] - a previous design.
* [[Steam Engine Design/Boiler]]
* [[Steam Engine Design/Valves]] - a look at several control valve mechanisms.
** [[Steam Engine Design/Bump Valve]]
** [[Steam Engine Design/Piston Valve]]
** [[Steam Engine Design/Slide Valve]]
** [[Steam Engine Design/Solenoid]]
** [[Steam Engine Design/Pressure Relief Valve]]
** [[Electric Valves for Steam Engine]]
* [[Electronic Valve Engine]]
* [[Solenoid Design]]
* [[Steam Engine Design/Stuffing Box]]

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