Heron's Steam Engine

[gravityblock]

Place a copper disc with an external circuit between the levitating magnets (bearings) and it will act as a homopolar generator that wouldn't put much load on the Steam Engine.  The normal way to extract the current off the disc is between the axis and rim of the disc.  I have an unproven method that needs to be tested that would only require two slip rings on each side of the axis in order to extract the current off the disc.  These slip rings would be equal to an infinite brush and eliminates the brush problems in the HPG's. 

Would this raise the effenciency of the Steam Engine if the copper disc and levitating magnets had a large enough diameter to produce a decent amount of current from the RPM's that the steam engine is generating?  This will be in addition to the windings and magnets that are on the cylinder.  Possibly connect the two in series.  Any Thoughts?


GB


Edit:  You wouldn't even need the copper disc if you had two nickel coated magnets.

[onthecuttingedge2005]

Hi GB.

good idea, I wish I had thought of that.

you could try it, it might help to increase the RPM efficiency a bit, maybe a lot.

Jerry

[gravityblock]

Hi GB.

good idea, I wish I had thought of that.

you could try it, it might help to increase the RPM efficiency a bit, maybe a lot.

Jerry

The HPG is mathematically proven to be Mechanical OU.  The problem is converting this Mechanical OU into Electrical OU.  This may be a good way to test for the Mechanical OU properties that the mathematics suggests for the HPG, since it could be used to increase the RPM's of the Steam Engine, which is mechanical energy, then converted to electrical energy.  Just a thought.

[Tinker]

Add This to the mix

http://www.rexresearch.com/griggs/griggs.htm

Recover the steam and close the loop.

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Be well
Tinker