NC State/ UNC Asheville Mechatronics Engineeering- Senior Design Project 2009- Solar Steam Generator

Solar powered boiler. North Carolina State University Mechatronics Engineering Program at The University of North Carolina- Asheville. 2009 EGM 482 Senior Design Project. Solar tracking closed loop system. Team members: Will Carow, Alan Griffee, Daniel Griffee, Esraa Halim, Jordan Hicks, Chad Lampton, Wayne Lowery, John Pearce, Drew Perkins, David Peter, Joe Peters and Brian Young. Sponsor: Progress Energy- Thank you.

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• solar
• steam
• generator
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• tracker
• tracking
• heliostat
• boiler
• turbine
• actuator
• fresnel
• lens

[321ozzy]

@SpeedMetal4635

Check green power science

They have a lot of videos and a website

[SpeedMetal4635]

how do you get the fresnel lens?

[midosbaby]

@johnnecron We showed boiler testing, lens testing, structure testing, and heliostat testing. One of the toughest parts was programming the heliostat, that's why we focused on it. Chill out.

[midosbaby]

@crevier777 Hi. Since it was a graduation group project funded by a certain company, we can't provide you with a copy of detailed info. Max steam pressure was 150 psi. It worked well, as planned. Thanks.

[crevier777]

Hey Can we get a blue print of your contraption, also how much steam or pressure did you produce? What results did you have? Loved the engineering of it. Jeff

[johnnecron]

i saw nothing work at all but the damn heliostat.

I saw no power output from this rube goldberg gadget.

F

[jdkarpen]

Looks great fellas!!! I know that when you first saw the thing do what it was supposed to a great weight was lifted... Good luck in your future endeavors! Great video, wish we had thought to do that.

[nottay]

I'm just happy the darn thing worked! Good job everyone and thanks for a great semester!

Joe

[midosbaby]

FIRST ONE :P haha.. Hey, please add our names to the description box on the right (or at least the names of those who don't mind this).