Another man's treasure

i had some issues when writing the instructions for assembly. Mostly, I didn't really think about how to explain it to someone else. writing them was actually helpful in finding some of the would be design flaws before manufacturing. Although more than likely i would catch them during manufacturing and forget to update the design. i have found that my cad skills are not always up to scratch and am a bit of a neophyte when it comes to electronics, but my machine shop experience has been enough for now.

one of the problems that plaguing hot rods everywhere is overheating. when an engine passes the radiators ideal operating temperatures, they are known to overflow. and if the system isn't equipped with the proper radiator cap to allow for overflow; kaboom. both for efficiency and for operator safety, we decided to include a blow off valve. if the water temperature reaches the brake lines unhappy place( point of failure), the seals or even the lines themselves will burst. or simply get too hot to further collect heat. Either way not good.      

Next i thought about modern power plants. While nuclear plants are out of commission, one thing caught my interest. they used the heat from uranium boil water that drove the turbine. Since i don't have any uranium laying around, i had to look to another source of inspiration, cars. Car radiators are meant to hold pressure, meaning hot water builds pressure, so i thought i could use the radiant heat from whatever device this is coupled to; to drive the turbine.

My first idea was to use a flywheel system that alternated between charging batteries and spinning up the flywheel. by my best estimates it could only extend a battery 30 minutes or so. however this number changed drastically with its load.