The Suns of Power design team from California Polytechnic State University, Mechanical Engineering Department, senior project: design, analyze, build, test and operate a solar thermal electric generator that is capable of producing at least 200 W of usable electricity over the course of 1 hour. This video from April 28th, 2009 shows us testing the steam engine. The system was charged to approximately 20 psi before flowing steam to the engine. Actually operation will have a pump discharge pressure of 75 - 80 psi. The engine is not self starting, but is double action. The engine is throttled with a needle valve that precedes the engine inlet that controls the steam flow to the piston. If you have any questions about our project, please email us or leave comments. We will respond as quickly as our busy schedules allow us. Thank you for watching and for your continued support! (Music by The Eric Experiment)
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