Pack Rat Work Shop |
All the drawings/plans here are links to full pages of each type of system. They are the end result of me trying to figure out how I can add some alternative energy resources to my home and workshop while living in a subdivision. |
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These are roughly Minto Wheel based that have modified |
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‘Simple Rankine hot water power systems These are simple Rankine cycle engine systems that operate a |
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‘The Micro Tide’ Battery Charger System1 The system pumps water or hydraulic fluid back and forth between two |
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These are drum engines using cables and pulley systems. They are |
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Pump Jack Type Hydraulic Cylinder based engines These engines use hydraulic cylinders to create the system output |
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55 gallon drum based engine Configured as a battery charger This engine is based on a Newcomen steam engine with modern twist. |
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‘The Micro Tide’ Battery Charger System 2 |
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Hot water powered Opposed Piston Engines These are simple engines that use the same principle of gas expansion |
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Hot water Powered Pumps and Air Compressors These systems are configures as air compressor and water pumps |
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Hot water powered Teeter-Totter Engines These are very simple engine that use the same principle of gas |
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Hot water powered Nitinol Engines These are engines that use the “memory metal” Nitinol to create the |
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These are engines based on a design by T.C.B. Smith. He calls them |