STEAM ENGINE FROM AN AIR COMPRESSOR Solar Engine for Future Tests

[23027851b]

ihave seen a comvesion article tha used a pop valve for the timing a pin was welded to the top of the piston that lifted a ball to let in the air/steam in to the piston, the engine was a two stroke and the exhaust went out on the one stroke

[davidvwilliamson]

would it work better if the piston was partly spherical?

[Arabhacks]

Use a coil of wire and the flywheel from a lawnmower or the like.

You may use the ignition coil frame, but only a few hundred turns at the most, and your electric valve.

In this manner you need no battery, the magneto will provide the power.

An old lawnmower motor could just as easily be converted, without any electric control whatsoever.

Enjoy!

[rustydusters]

this thing is a fucking ugly heap of dog shit

[tyuiwas]

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[rajjad]

problem with these kind of technologies is that they have yet to prove that they can take harsh real scenario punishments.

[ChgoSTrider]

None of the engines in any of his videos make enough power to do any useful work. All they can do is spin their own parts. No electricity generated of anything. No point in any of these. Air engine that runs on compressed air: how much work had to be done to compress the air in the first place? Way more work than you got out of it. These silly projects will not save the planet but only hasten its destruction.

[stclairstclair]

Please check out my steam engine, homemade out of a 9cc aluminum air compressor, I used a weed eater flywheel so people are thinking i converted an engine, but its an air ride compressor from a caddy

[doctronics1]

If you were to replace the reed switch and magnet with an opto circuit and timing wheel,you could very the timing from start to an ultimate top speed....Doctronics2011

[fuelban]

Nice video guy's, very informative, indeed all your videos are interesting guy's.... thanks.

Thom in Scotland.

[HybridWaterMan2]

It is a good start but definitely an air compressor is not the way to go. Hopefully the goal was to convert to steam...

[stevebigler]

Okay I heard everything you said when you stopped it... but then the noise started again. So in short... "WHAT???"

[koktelici]

solenoid valves are not build to be switched on/off at that high rate. i'm pretty sure it would brake after few hours of continuous work.

[yabworld]

I invented a better one of these when I was 20 back in 2004...

[carlosmalachi]

great!!!

[badboybilzer]

nimrods who critque the method are like arm chair quarterbacks, i love to watch tinkers and mechanics , they think and novelity is born.

REAL GENIUS is a combination of inspiration and perspiration , dream and goal and action

scientific progress is nevermade by scoffers or couch potatos, and when they do its because they stole it from a great like marconii stole from tesla

[cyborgdale]

Moving the magnet does not make sense.  Use a bar magnet extending outward from the center and make the reed switch movable. In this way you can control the dwell (time that the switch is on) by moving the reed switch inward or outward and also control the timing by moving the switch CW or CCW. This allows trimming of the engine while in motion for maximum RPM under any load. This can also be automated by using a low power microcontroller powered by the current that you generate.

[drdvd2]

why not mechanical valves to control ? see how fast can this device go !

[rigatos]

hOW THE MAGNET OPENS AND CLOSES THE SOLENOID VALVE ?? ISN'T THERE SOMETHING BETWEEN THEM THAT TAKES THE SIGNAL FROM THE MAGNET??

[joker71496]

ha ha B&D batteries are the best

[TABAGfrancis]

Please watch:

SUPER-EFFICIENT ENGINE Newest Design

[Tunerboii2045]

you could use a magneto and a flywheel off a 2 stroke engine as a solinoid timer thingy lol

[Terryblount]

@Tunerboii2045 That's what I thought

[jib1000]

And the point is what?

[leparditas]

gadget to measure rpm?

[khoham]

@leparditas tachometer

[BBrandonX]

good job way to use your mind

[TrainMasterMan]

hey guy you should have a electronic circuit to drive that. you can do alot withi it

[fastandfurioustokyo]

screw it down each time LMAO

[CalSolarEng]

This is great! The technology is out there, no we have to integrate is as much as possible.

[snokpelle]

@CalSolarEng Please say your sarcastic...

[Oglaigh32]

I like your thinking, check out a vid on this channel by a guy from mexico calling himself "skycollector" he has a motor made with 6 neo mags its worth a look, it rotates at 11 Thousand R.P.M

[ecomunky]

what about a magnetic piston type mech. that pushes and pulls a brake cable or comp. & deco. an oil line. run it up to the valve and rig it(time/dist.) to open and close as the lower magnet passes over the trigger.replacing the need for the battery and electric solenoid.

[nadeem5476]

how much POWER it gives?

[LoADLJTV]

Free nergy is out there , the problem is the cover up is really big,

If you want the real deal,a real working magnet motor.The LT magnet motor is the best working magnet motor out there.

Just search for LT magnet motor and you can download the blueprints.

there you have it .

[WizzleThump]

So when is this project going to be steam driven?

[davetileguy]

try adding 4 dilithium cyristals in series along with boy scout tears for some cold fusion.does it have stainless exaust valves?

[Terryblount]

I don't know why this guy doesn't try connecting the spark plug wire directly to the air switch on these small motors and just do away with the magnets and complicated wiring. After all, doesn't the spark plug normally fire TDC ... exactly when you would need the puff of air to enter the piston? And would running an air compressor backwards even need the air supply chopped? Anyone follow?

[krawlr]

@Terryblount An ignition coil doesn't have enough current to pull a solenoid, the primary side of the ignition might handle it.

A compressor uses check valves instead if timed valves like an engine. You will not have the air turning on/off at the needed times.

[Terryblount]

haha... i once grabbed a spark plug wire and POW... ZAP... it's got bite!

[7777dmith7777]

Absolutely, The voltage off of the coil is not right for the solenoid valve but you could just use the signal directly off of the magneto and run it to a simple relay switch to the solenoid valve. much more simple.

[Terryblount]

The AVERAGE cost of a steam engine is $500 per HP PLUS shipping cost of at lease $100 more per HP. So if you take a FREE motor from a junkyard and get 2 hp out of it from buring wood you can easily power an automotive alternator.

While that doesn't sound spectacular, if the ecomomy gets so bad that there are blackouts ... well just remember, in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is KING.

[josephdupont]

Pneumatic engines have to be able to use very hot air to get any range. the air can be heated with solar.. Steam posses a lot of lubercation issues..how hot of intake air orsteam could this unit take. mount it on a bicycle with some tanks on a trailer.

[MrJetjoe]

instad of a piston motor try a spinning disk and flywheel depending on the aircompresure try diffrent size outlet holes and spinning disk sizes. don't let all the negitive people get you down. you can make a lot of power this way.I know

[TheCuged]

You must be joking?

[wheelnutt]

How would you do the lube system on this type of engine on steam?

Great machine.

[macfanofgi]

An interesting concept indeed! But is it powerful enough to have a practical use? If so, this has potential!

[josephdupont]

us solar energy to heat up the air and get more output.

[AlbinoChingChing]

why would u choose to put a message rite over the rpm gauge

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

??? Where

[AlbinoChingChing]

it had some radom message over rite over the rpm readings

[c825]

thx ..... this is a good vid

[manikanta15]

thanks a lot u helped me in my project

[IFAI091]

amazing...

can you implementation to produce electricity at home around 2 kw....which is cheap cost.. thank's

[disndat11]

Probably not. To generate 2KW you need about 6 Horse power. And this motor is probably around 1/4 HP, if that much.

[zzytrewq]

Correct. Compressing air is very inefficient and is possibly the worst way to harness energy.

[TheTeslaJet]

@zzytrewq

burning wood and or using the sun boils my water to 120psi so I think pointing out compressor power as a issue misses the point it could be representing free steam. Open your head to more than being critical of others. Now what have you posted of any interest? chump.

[zzytrewq]

@TheTeslaJet -I have posted lots of factual arguments, whereas you shit all over your key board and hope for the best.

[zzytrewq]

@TheTeslaJet - Here is the comment you recently removed: "You shit on peopel [sic] the true matk [sic] of a bih [sic] mouth coward and child"

I actually shit all over people who are ignorant of the facts in the faint hope they may learn something.

My original comment was about compressing air being an in-efficient way to use energy. It is called "an opinion". Why you find that perfectly valid comment hard to grasp or accept I'll never know.

Get over it.

[bazengao]

@zzytrewq try to telling it to this hippie!

[Fabscher19]

fucking awesome engineering mate, seriously good engineering!

[jonniebdead]

the valve looks like the electrical cutoff on a gas system fitted to a car

[Kula0n]

in km/h??

[Linuxhax]

When the magnet come into readable contact with the "read switch" is also referred to as a "reference sensor". This is actually pretty Ironic, as the soul purpose of a reference sensor is to time the ignition of an engine by reading a part a notch on the flywheel. Which is exactly what is going on here!

Great concept :)

[numberonesurvivor75]

Was "soul purpose" a pun there?

[Linuxhax]

Lol, why would it be a pun?

[numberonesurvivor75]

It'd be a pun because usually the phrase is "sole purpose", meaning the only purpose. You used "soul" purpose, suggesting a spiritual thing in a phrase that usually goes with the only purpose.

[brandon9271]

I wonder if the speed of the solenoid could be holding back the speed any. They can only open a close so fast right? It would be neat if you could connect a digital counter or scope to the reed switch.. maybe use a tachometer from a car? neat stuff :)

[1423mark]

where do u get the solonoid valve?

[dereks443]

Have you tested it with steam yet? What were the results?

2009-07-09

[anthacdc]

where do you buy these air solenoid valves? Cheers

[vtol750]

Fairly cheap ones can be a lawn sprinkler valves. Should work with compressed air just as well as water and you can pick them up at many hardware stores.

[triggerhappy77707]

Electric->mechanical->pneumati­c->mechanical energy :P :D

[RMCrowley]

can't wait to see that air compressor/sterling engine/fresnel lens

[jones13186]

what psi from air compressor ? To what rpm ?  what if you weighted you fly wheel

[vexbomer]

ah my bad

[rroge5]

using a hall effect sensor and a transistor would be the best method

[vexbomer]

re tard no matter where you put the magnet in the wheel its still the same distance away from switch its a fucking circle jack ass

[1D10CRACY]

Moving the magnet directly corresponds with the position of the piston. It has nothing to do with the distance away from the switch. By moving the magnet he can advance / retard the timing, just like a distributor in a car.

[fields911]

wouldnt be any use coz its got no tourqe

[It0uCh41]

exactly

[mapukmapuk]

what it? but cool!

[ibook133]

Keep the vids coming, VERY cool stuff!

[taufikamirrudin]

great video and great tools

[senorhindenburg]

what is the life span of the reed switch? You have this switch taking the full current draw of the solenoid I presume?

Radio shack has darlington transistors that will take the load off-of the reed switch and fire the solenoid. I have such a set-up on my old BMW motorcycle ignition breaker points. These points last about forever now, whereas before only 3000 miles.

[APPLEFORTEACH]

Great Job! Did you use a specific width magnet to control the length of timing ? Have you hooked it up to steam and how has that reed switch held up.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

:-) Thank you. No steam yet. The magnet was 1" dia and the length of time was adjusted by moving it closer to the center axis (longer open time). If you move it out towards the outer flywheel the on time is less. The magnet can actually stay in place at 500 rpms on the outermost part. Very Strong. Close to the center the pull is not as great and the metal forming of this cam gear held it snuggly.

[prozacgod]

@GREENPOWERSCIENCE You could easily stick some sort of microcontroller inbetween your read switch and the valve - even if the magnet was entirely in the wrong place, you could still advance/retard the digital timing to correct - AND, you could even change the pulse width, giving you better throttle control - For a quick start look into the arduino and motor shields (works with solenoids too) two POT's and 60$ later full digital timing message me if you were interested! would love to help!

[magicalmachines]

I talk about the steam engine on my site feel free to have a look and let me know what you think

[Starfleet0]

make a v8!!! :)

[gabrielou812]

I saw on the first video of this compressor the piston tilts and dumps the air out under pressure the speed of the air going out should cause a slight vaccum if your flywheel is heavy enough u shouldn't need the air valve people are running old weed wacker 2 strokes on air with no mods. feeding air through spark plug hole with no solenoid valve. good run but I don't trhink you need it

[pyhap2ev]

Point ?

[GregoryLog]

Using an electric solenoid valve in a steam engine is very innovative. I am thinking the contact points for the switching in the solenoid is what is etching away as each switching causes a small spark which dissolves and pits the contact points. There is nothing in the universe that is mechanical that isn't at some level considered consumable.The answer might be to redesign the contact points in the solenoid as long spring loaded rods that renew the material that dissolves in the electric spark

[robbosdog]

Dan was just reading the "more info" side bar, you mention the flywheel and its construction , I have made similar but used two sheets one I routed a 2mm * 2 mm ( aprox) track into , placed some lead shoot into the track and glued the other half on , it did smooth things out , may work for your application as well

[robbosdog]

Great work again Dan , that reed switch was a nifty hotup seems to make it much more efficient .

Next time you have it pulled down could you take a few picks of the conrod ect , its sooooo simple replication out of old bits in the shed is a real possibility .

Thanks for the update and best wishes for you and your family

[ducatichris9]

keep the engine turned off when you are talking so we can here what you are saying,nobsack!

[idahopsycho]

typically there is enough water in the cylinder to produce enoough lubrication in the cylinder. the greensteam engine by chezgreen uses ordinary O rings for a seal, teflon or uhmw would work also.

[jamespetts2]

Another question - how are you going to lubricate this when running on steam?

[jamespetts2]

How much air does that actually consume... how big a boiler will you need?

[idahopsycho]

nice work on the solinoid with the magnet

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Square Meter of Light to Square Meter of Light it is about the same. The generator and engine need to be as efficient as possible. PV would be more as this has yet to produce any Solar Juice.

[TommeyLeeReed]

Efficiency depends on how much time and energy the air compressor tank is filled.

The output of air engine will tell you how much energy is made.

Energy in/ energy out = efficiency

Because you use piston to run your engine off of air even if its 120 psi,you could be 10x more energy loss.

[FearTurtles]

PV panels are bout 18% efficient. Useing Solar for heat can be 35% efficient. So as long as your engine is greater then 55% efficient you will have an overall gain. Cost wise however you idea here is great reguardless of efficiency. I just wish we had more sun here during the winter. 90% of the time it's cloudy. :'( Nice Job on the video.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

To run off of solar steam and produce about 200-300 watts.

[mike29571]

Wow. Nice. Wonders what design he will come up with for making solar steam.

[vhc423]

It looks like it would take more energy to pressurize the tank than what you would get out of it. In other words a loss of energy.

[GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

Designed to run off of Steam, the air is just a test, there are no engines that produce more energy that they consume. All engines have energy loss. This is designed to compete with conventional steam engines of the same size.

[vhc423]

I was just wondering about loss in energy because each time energy is transformed there is a loss . We have a company in our 'hood that converts wind power to pressurized tanks for storage and later use.Therefore the original comment.Stick with it and 'Happy Holidays'

[luc59457]

Looks like an air grinder, neat looking anyways. I'm working on one that uses magnets only, to make power.

[jameslmorehead]

Good looking idea.  have you thought about using a Tesla turbine instead? It has high efficiency than any piston driven motor.

[HHODork]

once again, very smart stuff. A+. This gives people great ideas to take things to the next step.

[0vrqq]

sounds like a plan to me.

[dannyknapp]

so the goal is to turn solar steam into compressed air ? I hope so, that would be awesome !!

[dreamyear]

wow you are the MAN!

[Probewitch]

Load testing. My uncle said it looks fun.

[WillBlocher]

So cool! Thanks for the vid!

[oisiaa]

Cool? Yes

Useful? Probably not

[alecdddd]

that totally reminds me of my old air hogs plane. nice job

[antimoron08]

sweet nice job dude