dry ice powerd lego pneumatic engine

i thought i would try running the engine on dry ice. works great got 520 to 580 rpm's got to about 50 to 40 psi and runs a lot longer at the those speeds longer then just a 2L bottle of compressed air,

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Science & Technology

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• dry ice
• lego
• pneumatic engine
• lpe

[randommagnum]

You know.... That's not a bad idea! How big of a dry ice chunk did you use, and how long did it run?

[ragnaroksg1]

i just crushed up an ounce or 2 and it ran for 3 to 5 mins but after a few minutes the water freezes around the dry ice bits

[biocybermaxx]

good idea

[MBLproductions1169]

perfect dude! now hook that up to lpepowers pneumatic powered mustand and your in business!

[starcrossedloverr]

you should make one that releases a cloud of co2 fog

[WayneDavisRocks]

just put the whole bottle in a bowl of water it will do the same thing

[jrw6137]

basically your using CO² so stop wasting our clima xD

[lomtafix]

do you had any problems with frozen lego peaces?

[Pacerace100]

now build a radio controlled pressure regulator, and then its possible to build a remote controlled pneumatic powered vehicle, without having a tube running to it. Also, a pressure relief might be a good idea, or you'll have a dry ice bomb if you don't apply throttle for a period of time haha.

[chibichan1701]

@analyzingfunny Except that stirling engines work off a temperature differential affecting air density, whereas this is purely a direct pressure (air pressure) driven engine.

[analyzingfunny]

@Rickycooke1gmail check out: Sterling sngines. The idea has been around for 100 years. It just goes to show how people are kept blind, so they can milk you for your cash with some other technology. also youtube "lawn mower runs of coffee"

[Rickycooke1gmail]

Oh shit that's awsum how do u get that piston to go up and down