Hello! With you again kompik92!
And today we will make a steam engine!
I think everyone once wanted to make a steam engine!
Well, let's make your dreams come true!
I have two options for making it: easy and difficult. Both options are very cool and interesting, and if you think that there will be only one option, then you are right. The second option I will post a little later!
And let's go straight to the instructions!
But first....
Safety regulations:
- When the engine is running and you want to move it, use forceps, thick gloves or non-heat-conducting material!
- If you want to make the engine harder or more powerful, it’s better to learn from someone than to experiment! Incorrect assembly may cause the boiler to explode!
- If you want to take a working engine, do not direct steam at people!
- Do not block the steam in the can or tube; the steam engine may explode!
And here is the instruction for option number 1:
We will need:
- Coke or Pepsi aluminum can
- Pliers
- Scissors for metal
- Paper puncher (not to be confused with a puncher)
- Small candle
- Aluminum foil
- 3mm copper tube
- Pencil
- Water
- Salad bowl or large bowl
Let's get started!
1. You need to cut the bottom of the can with a height of 6.35 cm. For a better cut, first draw a line with a pencil and then cut the bottom of the can exactly along it. Thus we get the body of our engine.
2. Remove the sharp edges. For safety, remove the sharp edges of the bottom using pliers. Wrap no more than 5mm! This will help us continue to work with the engine.
3. Sell the bottom. If the jar does not have a flat bottom, push it with your finger. This is necessary so that our engine floats well, if this is not done, then there will remain air that can heat up and turn the platform over. It will also help our candle stand.
4. Make two holes. Make two holes as shown in the picture. Between the edge and the hole should be 1.27 cm and the hole itself should be at least 3.2 mm in diameter. Holes must be against each other! We will put our copper tube through these holes.
5. Light a candle. Using foil, place the candle so that it does not move in the body. The candle itself should be a metal stand. We put a boiler that will heat our water, and thereby ensuring the operation of the engine.
6. Create a coil. Make three four skeins in the middle of the tube with a pencil. There should be at least 5 cm on each side. We made a coil.Do not know what it is?
Here is a quote from Wikipedia.
Coil - a long metal, glass, porcelain (ceramic) or plastic tube, curved in some regular or irregular way, designed to ensure maximum heat exchange between two media separated by coil walls in a minimum amount of space. Historically, such heat transfer was originally used to condense the vapors passing through the coil.
I think it has become easier, but if it still has not become easier, I will explain it myself. A coil is a tube in which fluid flows to be heated or cooled.
7. Place the handset. Place the tube using the holes made, and make sure that the coil is exactly next to the candle wick! Thus, we are almost done with the engine; heating can already work for us.
8. Bend the handset. Bend the ends of the tube using pliers so that they look in different directions and are bent 90 degrees from the coil. We got outs for our hot air.
9. Preparation for work. Lower our engine in water. It should float well on the surface, and if the tubes are not immersed in water for at least 1 cm, then make the case heavier. We made the tubes exit into the water so that it could move.
10. A little more. Fill our tube, dip one tube into the water, and pull the second through the tube for cocktails. We almost made the engine!
11. READY! Now light a candle, for some time the water in the coil will heat up and steam will come from the ends of the tube, and from this the engine will start to move!
That's all! After a while I will lay out a sequel!
With you was kompik92!