Objectives
Objectives Of Steam Engine Prototype Project
- To develop a design for a Steam Engine and Steam Generation System that can, to the extent
possable, be constructed from materials and with tools at hand, Post PS.
- To the extent that materials or devices must be stockpiled Pre PS:
- Minimum number
- Minimum cost
- Minimum Cache size
- To design a system that has the following characteristics:
- Provide enough power to drive an AC Generator large enough to artificially light enough
hydroponically grown vegetation to provide for the requirements of a community of at least 30
individuals
- Provide enough power to intermediately power machinery for building or producing other
needed machinery
- Be adaptable to heavy equipment such as bull dozer, crane, excavator, fork lift, tractor, etc.
- Be self contained to the extent as to be able to provide cross country transportation
- Be able to utilize fuel sources at hand
- Be maintainable from available or self manufactured parts and material
- Minimum complexity
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Last modified: December 17, 1998