Steam Engine

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• Article Title: Steam Engine

Overview

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Current conceptual view

Steam Engine/Index - topical index to all steam engine pages.

The Open Source Ecology project seeks to develop a modular, scalable, open source steam engine capable of converting steam generated by a solar collector or boiler into power that can be used to generate electricity or drive machines found in the Global Village Construction Set.

Details

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

• Steam Engine Concept - a conceptual description of steam engines
• Steam Engine Breakdown -
• Steam Engine Specifications
• Steam Engine Specifications/Geometry
• Steam Engine/Terminology - terms used in steam engine technology

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.

Product Ecology

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0Steam Engine Product Ecology

Product Ecology

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Steam Engine

From	Uses	Creates	Enables
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Status

The previous steam engine design is on hold pending evaluation of the Mounster Design. Marcin favors this design, but the intellectual property rights to it are unclear at this time. Subject Matter Experts or fabricators interested in making prototypes are encouraged to contact Mark Norton.

See also Hadden Engine

See Also

• Steam Engine Archive
• Solar Combined Heat Power System

The Global Village Construction Set
Habitat	CEB Press	Cement Mixer	Sawmill	Bulldozer	Backhoe
Agriculture	Tractor	Seeder	Hay Rake	Well-Drilling Rig
	Microtractor	Soil Pulverizer	Spader	Hay Cutter	Trencher
	Bakery Oven	Dairy Milker	Microcombine	Baler
Industry	Multimachine	Ironworker	Laser Cutter	Welder	Plasma Cutter
	CNC Torch Table	Metal Roller	Rod and Wire Mill	Press Forge	Universal Rotor
	3D Printer	3D Scanner	CNC Circuit Mill	Industrial Robot	Chipper Hammermill
	Drill Press	Induction Furnace
Energy	Power Cube	Gasifier Burner	Solar Concentrator	Electric Motor Generator	Hydraulic Motor
	Steam Engine	Heat Exchanger	Wind Turbine	Pelletizer	Universal Power Supply
	Nickel-Iron Battery
Materials	Aluminum Extractor	Bioplastic Extruder
Transportation	Car	Truck
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Key	Design	Planning	Prototype	Almost done	Full Release