Mark J Norton/OSE Work

=Currently=

Steam Engine

 * Steam Engine Design
 * Getting reviews of the 2011 steam engine design.
 * Rotating Valve Design

Organization
OSE/Index


 * OSE Projects
 * OSE Project Proposal
 * OSE Organizational Structure
 * OSE Regional Charter/Europe
 * OSE Regional Branches

=Things To Do=

Steam Technology

 * Break out steam tech into it's own set of pages
 * Theory
 * Boyle's Law
 * Ideal Gas Law
 * Steam Tables
 * Energy Calculations
 * Overview of Thermodynamics
 * Historic Extractions of Knowledge
 * Turbine Theory
 * Research
 * Safety and Regulations
 * Generic requirements
 * Identify safety issues
 * US State Codes
 * US Federal Codes (ASME standards)
 * Other Countries
 * Safety Equipment
 * OSE Steam Safety
 * Requirements
 * Test protocols
 * Goal is to meet or exceed!
 * Applications
 * Heating
 * Cooling
 * Cleaning - Paint Removal?
 * Sterilization

Steam Engine

 * Refine the main entry page at Steam Engine
 * Wiki Work
 * Create a list of tools needed (esp. measurement tools) - Steam Engine/Tools
 * Add steam engine emails between me and Marcin to Steam Engine/Correspondence page and/or forum.
 * Research
 * Simulation
 * Other Steam Projects
 * Steam Cars (SACA)
 * Steam Locomotives
 * Steam Boats
 * Steam Tractors
 * Steam Engines and Modelers
 * Compile links to web sites
 * Extract useful knowledge
 * Babbit metal bearings
 * Experiments
 * Valve Design
 * Control valves
 * Pressure Relief Valves
 * Valve Materials
 * Bearings
 * Kinds
 * Properties
 * Seals
 * Kinds
 * Properties
 * Wear characteristics and failure points
 * Modeling
 * Scale models in brass
 * Mock-ups in wood and plastic
 * The "printable" air engine
 * Conversions
 * General conversion problems
 * Engines and Engine Blocks
 * Custom Headers
 * Compressors
 * Hydraulic Cynlinders
 * Others
 * Steam Engine Design
 * Consider using a design comparison template like the one in Solar Designs Compared
 * Consider mounting cylinder on a slant and moving water drain to end cap.
 * Square cylinder engine design
 * Update Systems Engineering, see Systems Engineering
 * Review Steam Engine Design
 * SACA - some done
 * PKI - Ron Whaley - in prog
 * Parts
 * Add Mufflers links
 * Add High Temperature Thread Sealer links
 * Expand valve design patterns - add CAD drawings
 * Steam Condensers
 * Universal mounting system
 * Adjustable length connector rod
 * Crankshafts
 * Re-using existing crankshafts
 * Alternate crankshaft designs
 * Instrumentation and Testing
 * Pressure Sensors (Digital and Analog)
 * Shaft and Position Encoders (Digital)
 * Temperature Sensors (Digital and Analog)
 * Power Read-out and Indicator Diagram Generators
 * Using Air Compressors to Test Equipment
 * Steam Engine Specifications
 * Look into SKDB for build packages, etc.
 * Mineral Oil Sources and Prices
 * Project
 * Revise Steam Engine Bill of Materials
 * Product Metric Scores, see Product Selection Metric
 * Other Steam Engine Topics
 * Water and Air Pumps
 * Vacuum Source
 * Oil Pump
 * Organic Rankine Cycle Vapor Engine
 * Differences?
 * Sterling Engine
 * Limitations - theoretical and practical
 * Existing Designs
 * Commercial offerings
 * What can be done with a large heat difference?
 * Radiators and Heat Diffusers
 * Fluids, membranes, materials
 * Steam Turbine Engine
 * What are the general designs?
 * Google book search
 * Design math and calculations
 * Simulation and modeling

Boilers

 * Coiling
 * Containment
 * Safety Issues
 * Steam Quality
 * Fuel Sources
 * Solar
 * Solid Fuel (Wood, Coal)
 * Gas (Propane, Wood Gas, etc.)

Power Generation

 * Generator Theory
 * Rotational
 * Linear

MicroHydro

 * Water Sources and Dams
 * Dam Design
 * Volume and Flow Calculations
 * Overflow and flooding
 * Sedimentation
 * Sluices and Raceways
 * Water Turbines
 * Pelton Wheels
 * Over and Under Shot Wheels
 * Turbines
 * Fabrication
 * Winterization
 * Variable Flow Challenges

OSE Organization
OSE/Index


 * OSE Projects
 * Starting an OSE Project
 * OSE Project Proposal
 * Managing an OSE Project
 * more detail is needed.
 * OSE Project Stages
 * OSE Organizational Structure
 * OSE Member Organizations - overview is done
 * OSE International
 * Executive Director
 * Other staff members
 * OSE Regional Branches
 * Generic description
 * OSE Europe
 * OSE Local Chapters
 * Sample Charter Document
 * Details on Standards
 * Obligations

Resilient Communities

 * OSEC Coordinating Action
 * OSEC Leadership and Team Training
 * OSE Villages
 * Karmic Debt for OSE Villages - done.
 * See also:
 * Resilient Hamlets

=Finished=

Steam Engine

 * Sourcing piston rings
 * Wiki Work
 * Organize Steam Generator Pages
 * Organize Steam Engine Pages - See Steam Engine/Index and Steam Engine/Terminology
 * Design
 * Steam Engine bump valve design
 * Crankshaft design and specification
 * Specifications
 * All parts to be purchased have at least one source.
 * Initial 2D technical drawings complete.
 * Initial fabrication and assembly instructions complete.
 * Research
 * White Cliffs Steam Engine - Steam Engine Design/White Cliffs Report
 * Power Kinetics - Steam Engine Research/Power Kinetics
 * Steam Engine Specifications/Work Diagrams
 * Steam Engine Research/Lubrication
 * Steam Engine Research/Condenser
 * Steam Engine Research/Oil Separator

OSE Organization

 * OSE Projects
 * Starting an OSE Project
 * OSE Project Proposal
 * Managing an OSE Project
 * OSE Project Stages
 * OSE Organizational Structure
 * OSE Member Organizations - overview is done
 * OSE International
 * Executive Director
 * Other staff members
 * OSE Regional Branches
 * Generic description
 * OSE Europe
 * OSE Local Chapters
 * Sample Charter Document
 * Details on Standards
 * Obligations

=Projects of Interest=


 * Micro Sawmill
 * Nickel-Iron Battery
 * Chemical Engineering Toolkit
 * Open Source Weather Station - http://oscirrus.see-do.org/
 * MicroHydro

=Ideas=


 * Apply the principles of Life Coaching to | Resilient Communities.
 * "Built with our hands, from open source plans."
 * Open Source Looms, cloth, etc.
 * MiiU.org We're using MiiU to build a collection of all the objects, products, and places that make personal and community resilience possible.
 * The Woodwright's Shop (PBS)
 * Phase 3 Hardware Site
 * LifeTrac in Legos

=Tools=


 * Inches to Millimeters.
 * OSE Wiki Help Wiki instructions
 * Bolt Dimensions.
 * Open Materials.
 * Electrotextiles
 * Electroluminescent
 * Photochromic
 * Heat Reactive
 * Adhesives
 * Pressure Sensitive
 * Conductive and Magnetic Paints
 * Shape Memory

=General Sources=


 * Parts Sourcing
 * Nuts, Bolts, Washers, etc.
 * Bolt CAD drawings at Fasanal |38|0|0&language=GB&oem=true&company=fastenal