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** Consider a quarter inch nipple to be inserted into the sensor port to avoid steam leading between cylinder liner and case. | |||
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==Stepper Motor Controller== | ==Stepper Motor Controller== | ||
Revision as of 00:35, 29 May 2011
Currently
Steam Engine
- Steam Engine Design
- Getting reviews of the 2011 steam engine design.
- Consolidate results into design for proposed changes.
- Steam Engine Specifications
- Build drawings with dimensions.
Things To Do
Steam Engine
- Wiki Work
- Create a list of tools needed (esp. measurement tools) - Steam Engine/Tools
- Add steam engine emails between me and Marcin to Steam Engine/Correspondence page and/or forum.
- Research
- What other steam engine projects on the internet?
- What are the parts involved?
- Rankine Cycle Vapor Engine
- Calculations for TDC Piston Chamber size
- Calculations for Bump Valve pin length
- Babbit metal bearings
- Steam Engine Design
- Consider mounting cylinder on a slant and moving water drain to end cap.
- Consider a quarter inch nipple to be inserted into the sensor port to avoid steam leading between cylinder liner and case.
- Systems Engineering, see Systems Engineering
- Crankshaft design and specification
- Balanced crank arms
- Assembly concepts
- Review Steam Engine Design
- Tom Kimmel, SACA - msg sent 5/2
- Ken Hemlick, SACA - in prog.
- Jay Carter, SACA
- Bill Ryan, SACA
- Karl Petersen, SACA
- Harry Schoell, Cyclone Power Tech.
- Add Mufflers links
- Add High Temperature Thread Sealer links
- T-slot hardware
- Steam Engine Specifications
- Specify dimensions
- Build pages
- Look into SKDB for build packages, etc.
- 3D Renders
- Bearings Source
- Mineral Oil Sources and Prices
- Steam Engine Build Instructions
- Piston head assembly
- Cylinder assembly
- Valve assembly
- Base plate
- Oil dribbler
- Project
- Revise Steam Engine Bill of Materials
- Product Metric Scores, see Product Selection Metric
- Other Steam Engine Topics
- Water and Air Pumps
- Vacuum Source
Stepper Motor Controller
- Source of controller boards
- Design of controller boards
Resilient Communities
Weather Station
- Open Source Weather Station - http://oscirrus.see-do.org/
Finished
Steam Engine
- Sourcing piston rings
- Wiki Work
- Organize Steam Generator Pages
- Define Steam Engine/Terminology
- Organize Steam Engine Pages - Created Steam Engine/Index page.
- Design
- Bump Valve Diagram
- Piston Valve Diagram
- Added flange to crankshaft end of cylinder (bump and piston models)
- Added exhaust plenum (bump and piston models)
- Engine stand, mount, and frame - part of design 5
- Crankshaft design and specification
- Illustration of Eccentric
- Illustration of Return Crank
- Specifications
- Piston Ring Source (some found)
- Cylinder Sleeve Source (several found)
- Valve Spring Source (several found)
- Research
Stepper Motor Controller
- Source of controller boards
- Design of controller boards
Projects of Interest
Ideas
- Apply the principles of Life Coaching to | Resilient Communities.
- "Built with our hands, from open source plans."
Tools
- Inches to Millimeters [1].
- OSE Wiki Help Wiki instructions
- Bolt Dimensions [2].
General Sources
- Nuts, Bolts, Washers, etc. [3]