Information on our 20-Horsepower Steam Engine. 20-Horsepower Steam Engine being bench tested 20-Horsepower Steam Engine Assembly 20-Horsepower Steam Engine from Mike Brown 2 cylinders 3-inch bore, 4-inch stroke, double-acting, 90 "V" 20-Horsepower at 200 psig and 700 rpm Approximate weight 123 pounds for 20 Horsepower engine, 210 pounds when crated for shipping. Photos of our 20-Horsepower Steam Engine Click on photo for larger image All of our products are made in the U.S.A. Steam engine work in progress. Electronics Forum -> Two Cycle Engine To Steam Conversion. I know I haven't been around much lately, but between work, moving (again) and some projects I haven't touched the computer much in the past while. Anywho. A couple weeks ago I was pondering a seemingly simple conversion to convert a small 24cc two cycle trimmer engine to run on steam. I did some googling and found that I am not the only one to attempt this. Basically pulsed (timed) jets of steam introduced into the spark plug socket will force the cylinder down and exhaust through the exhaust port, piston will return, next pulse and so on and so forth.
So a valve is needed. Electronic is out, unless I can find a solenoid valve that will withstand a few hundred cycles per second with reasonable reliability. I tried retrofitting a check valve with a small rod attached to the top of the piston to open the valve when the piston is top dead center. It kind of works, however I cant get it to run constantly on less than 80 PSI. sources online suggest that this setup should run at roughly 20PSI. MUST SEE! update 2, valved steam weed eater, now with exhaust valve! Texas Turbine, Inc. UNIFLOW STEAM ENGINES USING MEXICAN BUTANE ARE A PRACTICAL HOME MADE REAL GENERATOR POWER SOURCE CAPABLE OF BEING MADE IN BELIZE- Belize Development Trust. Below is a list of machine tools for the shop and method of construction of a Uniflow Steam Engine system. ( Information collected from the fertile mind of retired Canadian Engineer Peter Singfield living the Mayan village of Xaibe in northern Belize.)
MACHINE SHOP REQUIREMENTS A basic "prototype shop: The lathe like I had in Montreal, was a 48 in centers, 8 inch over the table -- 16 with throat out -- full metric and NC threading -- 5/10,000 min accuracy. Automatic feeds of course but manual tail stock. This is your standard Taiwan copy of a 1895 Southbend -- but improved. Used to cost around $3000 new with 4 jaw and 3 jaw + couple face plates and live centers etc.
What to build: The solar powered boiler -- Using Butane as the working fluid there is no need to concentrate the solar energy to "amplify" the operating temperature. Ergo -- the solar collector is just a hot water heater -- best would be aluminum roofing that we can "anodise" here. I did measurements. Why use a refrigerant? UNIFLOW STEAM ENGINES USING MEXICAN BUTANE ARE A PRACTICAL HOME MADE REAL GENERATOR POWER SOURCE CAPABLE OF BEING MADE IN BELIZE- Belize Development Trust. STEAM ENGINE 12KW GENERATOR Solar Mirror Array. PM Research Inc. :: Models...