DIY Power Plant part 1

What if you could build and operate your very own thermal power station at home ? Monitoring and controlling all aspect and parameters of power generation from the control room on your PC.. Well this is what I attempt to do in this video. Challenges are always part of the story but most of the project is complete.
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[@Disgruntled-Worker]

as a powerplant operator i have always had this thought in the back of my mind and to see somebody else do it and do it very well at that is so interesting

[@ScrapScience]

Wow! This is my absolute dream project. Can't wait to see how it turns out when you find a suitable turbine!

[@Neptunium]

Absolutely! Yeah it's a fun one for sure !

[@DirtySpace2001]

Me too.

[@Neptunium]

Turbine update video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJaul2etqJ6tnpo Final video kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6GmgKxpeKxomMk Enjoy!

[@ericlotze7724]

This is really cool! If i ever get around to my dream of making a Kid’s science / engineering museum, I’ll definitely do something like this for an exhibit. Adding all the Nuclear Power Plant esque safety mechanisms was really neat too!

[@Neptunium]

Thanks! Yes you're right ! This could be part of a science exhibit! Good idea!

[@Atomic_Chemist]

I converted a weed eater engine to run on compressed air, it requires a lot of flow but might be more practical than a turbine

[@Neptunium]

Yeah it's an idea I explored but found a descent alternative . See part 2 and the final video on this channel! Thanks for watching

[@friskydingo5370]

You have to love the clasic smoke stack 😅

[@Neptunium]

of course right!

[@ThatFroKid]

You do some of the coolest engineering and building on KZbin. I love seeing your channel continue to grow

[@Neptunium]

Oh thanks a lot Douglas! That's very encouraging and uplifting! Much appreciated!

[@jtcustomknives]

I use to run a boiler at a lumber mill. Yeah reclaiming hot condensate is critical as there is tons of energy remaining in the hot water. We ran at 150psi and it’s amazing how much energy can be transferred through high pressure steam. A big thing is removing oxygen from the condensate. We use chemicals to do this as well as a vented DA tank. The oxygen in the water will create carbonic acid and start eating carbon steel pipes. It’s most noticeable at elbows.

[@TeslaFactory]

The Rankine Cycle... The intro to Chemical Process Engineering is coming back to me 😅 Turbines are generally high precision engineering feats, so I don't envy you on your journey to find/make one. Maybe start small/simple, and iterate from there?

[@Neptunium]

Yeah that's the problem. I've seen some medium size made by amateur remarkably nice . I don't have the skills or the equipment to make my own but I'll eventually come up with something...

[@TeslaFactory]

@@Neptunium I've been struggling to think how to build a cooling tower for my home distilling, so thanks for your brilliant idea! Yes, unfortunately some lathe turning and sheet metal pressing for the rotors and find respectively :/

[@musef7883]

I feel like your best option here is making your own turbine. That can be quite a challenge but if you connect multiple car blower fans you might get some reasonable generation out of it. Or you can always change the motors for alternators. They can give good output if you rewire the stators. Also I think that impulse turbines would be a lot cheaper to build. Really nice project can't wait for your next video on it.

[@Neptunium]

I am not sure I have the skills or the equipment to build my own turbine... Although I've seen some very good one made by amateurs... I also looked at engine turbo but the oil pressure bearing is annoying.... I'll come up with something eventually... Thanks !

[@cpm1003]

There used to be an electric turbo you could bolt onto your car to give a few pounds of boost. I think they were 12VDC at a pretty high current, so it might be a good match for this project.

[@Neptunium]

@@cpm1003 are you talking about the air vent turbine ? Some are made of plastic and other aluminum and fit into the air intake duct?

[@Atomic_Chemist]

The high speeds of a turbine require extreme precision and quality parts, not in the realm of most hobbyists

[@jaspersmit6024]

my guy, you are an amazing engineer!

[@KokoroDenshin]

1 meter in diameter(or bigger) axial flux like generator, the size will make it low rpm generator and produce decent power as home power generation. what do you think? less pace cheaper.

[@Neptunium]

Wow! 1 meter diameter is huge! Gonna need to build up some pressure to get it to move I am guessing!

[@scottsnodgrass4361]

You’ve sure put a lot of thought into this. I too am looking for a proper size turbine to operate a generator with. Good luck!

[@Neptunium]

I did ! Did you see the update and part 2 ? Anyway thanks for watching

[@scottsnodgrass4361]

@@Neptunium No but Ill go look for it. Thx!

[@Super_Lizard]

If it's a closed system you could run the boiler at a lower pressure for a lower the boiling point which give a larger volume change at a reduced pressure difference. Just something to think about.

[@Neptunium]

There is a lot to learn that's true ! I will certainly keep playing with it and learn as much as I can !

[@bradleyferrier5118]

Magnificent! Can't say how much I love this. Thanks.

[@Neptunium]

@@bradleyferrier5118 glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@steelwolf411]

Maybe get a car's turbo charger and connect the shaft to a 3 phase brushless rc motor? Then rectify that out put and dump it into a dc to ac inverter?

[@Neptunium]

Ah yes ! Believe it or not I did looked into that ! But I think I found a solution ! Thanks my friend !

[@ed_201]

Dam that is impressive and I would love to see you make a detailed video to how you made it plus as for a turbine have you thought about using a washing machine motor it's cheap and easy to set up

[@Neptunium]

Yeah that's a good idea! I thought of a lot of options but not that one! This project was completed a while ago .. did you see the turbine update video and the part 2 ? Thanks for watching!

[@ed_201]

@Neptunium yes just checked it out dam fine work indeed 👌

[@yanikivanov]

Nice project ...and thnx for sharing...the best turbine would be "power to torque turbine" its up on youtube....his result was astonishing

[@Neptunium]

Oh I whish Id seen that sooner! I came up with a different solution in part 2 ... Thanks for watching and thanks for the suggestion!

[@kayakMike1000]

I think you would get more effiency with a stirling engine at these scales...

[@AustrianDeathMachine9]

i am so gald i found your channel. it is absolutely amazing. do you happen to have the simulator i see in this video? i see many simulation of the idea in computer. like the particle accelerator. phenomenal work, excited to see more!

[@Neptunium]

Thanks ! Glad you enjoyed it! The simulator? You mean the software ModCom? It's free to download on the Weeder technologies website. Oh, did you mean you want the one I created? Sorry I didn't understand..

[@AustrianDeathMachine9]

@@Neptunium ahh, modcom. it seems very interesting. did you complete the entire interface of the program yourself? if so, its very nicely done.

[@Neptunium]

The software allows you to bring .bmp files and position them on your project. It's really great for the uninitiated like myself ! If your not into programming I strongly recommend it! Thanks for watching!

[@AustrianDeathMachine9]

i will have to check out the program. thanks to you for sharing! have great weekend@@Neptunium

[@motovee6616]

Id love to hear if you have made any more progress on this device. Thank you.

[@Neptunium]

If you keep browsing my channel, you'll find this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6GmgKxpeKxomMk Thanks for watching!

[@blancinhaiti5724]

very cool project! Have you played with making your own wood gas generator to fuel the power plant with wood? There are a couple large scale power plants in Michigan that run on wood gas derived from wood scraps/silage. From what I recall, to achieve maximum efficiency with a steam engine, you need to run it with super heated steam (around 600F deg) so that the steam becomes a true gas.

[@Neptunium]

Thanks... No I didn't make my own wood gas ! Lol this would have been beyond the scope of what I was trying to do, you know, these projects are expensive and extremely time consuming, not to mention the editing, narration, post etc... But hey someone could pick up where I left off and continue on.. maybe take the idea to a new direction...

[@blancinhaiti5724]

@@Neptunium I hear you in re cost and time. I imagine you easily have 80+ hours into this. I was blessed to be in a special program where we were allowed to create our own curriculum and received funding to build our projects. Here is a computer controlled two cylinder fluid-power motor we built back then (SMC Pneumatics Corp (their R&D lab north of Detroit)) provided my partner and I with the components we needed): kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYivfounYpdqec0

[@Neptunium]

I see... Somehow, I am not surprised!... Are you from Detroit ? Where is the interest for Haiti coming from? Do you speak French?

[@blancinhaiti5724]

@@Neptunium Michigan. I've been intrigued by Haiti for many years for various reasons. As bad as it is there, I'm drawn to the "wild west" nature of it. It is a place where you are free to pursue "big ideas" without the need to comply with rules and regulations--as long as you have the local people on your side. Only about 10% of Haitians speak French (90% only speak kreyol). That is a whole other issue, i.e. most Haitians cannot read government documents and god forbid they get hauled into court...they don't understand what is happening. In the Department Grand'Anse (where my team is focused) about 40% of people cannot read or write...they are illiterate. Haiti consists of 10 Departments that are similar to the 50 States in the USA. The peasants are not dumb but are very smart in terms of subsistence farming...but most families can only afford to send one or two of their children to school as it costs about $50/year for tuition. i.e. most people in the Grand'Anse only make about $1/day. There are no public K-12 schools in Haiti.

[@Neptunium]

@@blancinhaiti5724 sounds about right unfortunately I am not surprised. I do understand the "wild west" attraction. The frustrating bureaucracy and legislation makes it difficult to get thing done in a time frame that would make sense for the people suffering the most . I dont really want to get into a debate here but I am not a fan of the administration in general as you may have seen in a few videos.. Maybe you and your wife could retire there at some point ? that`s what I would do! Anyway, if you need some analysis done as long as it`s not a thousand sample and you aren`t press by time , I can do a few from home ..

[@hyndriandelmundo6855]

I hope get more updates and upgrade design so published online can make own design use own need

[@lazubug]

Cool! Is there a way to make it more quiet?

[@Neptunium]

I am not really sure honestly but it might be .. thanks for watching!

[@ericlotze7724]

Making a “Blowdown Drum” for the emergency exhaust could maybe work (especially if you put some sort of material on top of the tube to diffuse the flow/sound) and would also add to the miniature power plant/industrial site aesthetic!

[@ericlotze7724]

Worst case scenario you could make the steam run into a Pipe Organ! (Or Steam Whistle / Calliope if you want to be pedantic)

[@Neptunium]

Great idea! 😄

[@ronmcmullen8876]

Will you try with a parabolic through mirror?

[@Neptunium]

I am not sure what you mean ?

[@kimdzongdzwon82]

i would suggest you using car turbine and some kind of permament magnet motor or car alternator

[@Neptunium]

Yup. Great suggestion but I went a different way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWHZqpeJoNuGi9U Oh and this project has been completed for a few months : kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6GmgKxpeKxomMk Thanks for watching

[@kimdzongdzwon82]

@@Neptunium i just finished watching other two videos, over all great project, i would now go for trying to make it operate for long periods of time with electricity output. Also how hard you think it would be to create some power from decay heat of some radioactive elements? i was thinking about small thermoelectric generator that would be able to put out atleast 10-20watts clearly from decay heat

[@Neptunium]

@@kimdzongdzwon82 lol ! Go ahead! You'll need a lot of it! Good luck ! Lol

[@UChemChemistry]

Super cool. Hope you find a suitable turbine soon

[@Neptunium]

Thanks! Stay tuned for part 2 !

[@chemistryscuriosities]

Epic as usual

[@Neptunium]

Appreciate it! Thank you so much!

[@natashacoats8293]

Great project!!!!

[@Neptunium]

Lol! Thanks babe! 😁

[@Ukkisgrazyvideos]

old turbocharger, maybe some small gear system connected to car battery charger

[@Neptunium]

Yeah I thought about that! there is a video someone set up a turbo as a turbine! but i settled for this kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJaul2etqJ6tnpo and I was finally able to draw a few pathetic watts here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6GmgKxpeKxomMk Appreciate the comment! Thanks for watching!

[@Ubya_]

damn this is a sweat project! i'm a bit jelous xD i also want my personal power plant/ mini industrial plant with a custom software control panel hahahha add a wistle near the steam relese valve, to emulate the good ol' train whistle every kid wants to play

[@Neptunium]

Oh yeah! Don't forget the whistle!

[@JamesDwyer-pg1wx]

weedwacker engine can be easily converted to be a steam engine,

[@Neptunium]

@@JamesDwyer-pg1wx oh yeah I explored that option too ! It might rust rather quickly with steam!

[@blastIbeat]

Please wear long sleeves and gloves when welding :VVV Cool shit though, dude!

[@Neptunium]

Your right ! I have nobody to blame but myself if I get hurt.... But thanks !

[@ronmcmullen8876]

Really cool

[@tiborbede8972]

Good project!

[@Neptunium]

Thanks !

[@Nobel-Pursuits]

Amazing video

[@Neptunium]

Thanks man! Happy new year

[@vanamtrf7970]

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[@EfficientEnergyTransformations]

if you end up using a Tesla turbine, as some suggested, you may also consider decreasing complexity of the entire system, as Tesla turbine can work with "cold steam", based on cryophorus principle, as demonstrated here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKe1dHWVfc2mm7s (short) and here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/np6bnpJmp9-sg9E (long), as in that case all the safety net needed to deal with the high pressure goes away.

[@Neptunium]

Interesting... How easy is it to find a Tesla turbine ? How expansive are they? ... I'll check into that.. thanks !

[@EfficientEnergyTransformations]

@@Neptunium Not sure where one can by one. Historically there has been, and even currently there is, extremely limited research in these 0.5-100KW steam power turbines based on the boundary-layer-fluid principle. There are 3-4 youtube research channels that show experiments with them ( as the one I linked to ) but their turbines are self made. Notably they are not so difficult to make. even without especial tools, although recent geometrical ratios need to be considered for good efficiency.

[@poopoofart.]

Bro gonna make the next Chernobyl power plant 💀

[@Neptunium]

Lol! Hopefully not!

[@KevinS3928]

Automotive turbine should do the trick

[@Neptunium]

Thanks ! I went with an industrial vibrator... Watch part 2 ! Best

[@androbolaareospace9602]

try to use a tesla turbine

[@Neptunium]

Tesla or any turbine would be nice... I'll figure something out...

[@CrispyClips69]

tesla turbine for sureeee

[@vanamtrf7970]

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