Engineering Projects/Engines/Howard Community College/Fall2011/550 ARM

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Problem Statement

Construct/ build an internal combustion engine and a Stirling engine.

Team Members

Here is a list of links to the USER pages regarding the Engines project.

BK

CR

PA

Summary

Week One

Debated which engine type to implement.

Decided on Stirling Engines as our topic.

Worked on the internal combustion engine model found in the engineering lab.

Worked on documenting our team's progress into our wikiversity page.

Researched our topic and reviewed past teams' documentation.

Began collecting required materials.

Week Two

Continued working on internal combustion engine model.

Gathered materials for Stirling engine model.

Reviewed past team's documentation on Stirling engine model and found instructions and some documentation.

Updated Wikiversity pages.

Week Three

Completed the internal combustion engine model.

Finished collecting all parts for Stirling engine project.

Week Four

Build Stirling engine model. Finished Wikiversity documentation.

Poster

Here is an interesting link we found to view a working model of the Stirling Engine

STIRLING ENGINE SODA CAN

Story

During the first three weeks of this project, we built an internal combustion engine we found at the engineering lab. We faced numerous challenges, such as trying to figure out the assembling instructions found on the manual and correcting the position of misplaced parts. During these three weeks, we also learned a lot about the internal combustion engine and decided we wanted to build a model of a Stirling engine. We did this during week four and managed to get it running until one of the pieces melted.

Decision List

Decided to assemble a model of an internal combustion engine.

Chose the Stirling Engine project.

Decided to collect materials for Stirling engine and build one.

Material List

Engineering Notebooks
Internet capable Computers
Cans
Solid Wire
Caulking
Foam
Flywheel
Piston
Steel Cutters
Pliers

Software List

Youtube (plugin)
Web Browser

Time

Estimated 3 to 5 hours per student per week.

Tutorials

See the link at the Poster for a series of Youtube videos detailing construction.

Detailed instructions on how to make a Stirling engine using soda cans

Next Steps

Use lighter and stronger materials. Measure the engine's performance and try to make it faster. Our model for instance increased its rpms if we increased the intensity of the heat source, and also if cold water was placed around the cylinder.