The Flywheel Effect

This is a quick discussion of the role the flywheel plays in keeping the Skinner steam engine running smoothly

[@Pobadill]

We are all learning thanks to you.

[@EngineersWorkshop]

Thank you. It helps me to learn as well by working through it in my mind.

[@armendtopalli2595]

Everyone knows that if you cut electricity off the flywheel will decrease speed

[@bcbloc02]

Triple expansion steam came a long way in making steam engines more effecient.

[@EngineersWorkshop]

Yes, and Corliss Valves, and uniflow technology

[@sashasoule4585]

Flash boiling, induction heating tech. Could probably make a real efficient car today.

[@EngineersWorkshop]

@@sashasoule4585 check out kzbin.info Who is building a modern steam engine

[@benw4361]

How viable would it be to combine a flywheel system with a solar panel for after-hours power? Or to make it less complicated, a flywheel system that used off-peak power to feed power during peak hours? It sounds like there still needs to be a separate power source provided to the flywheel to maintain the RPMs and voltage. Capacitors might help a bit, but they wouldn't be able to sustain for long periods... So I suppose a flywheel system might be pretty good for running during peak hours and still drawing minimal power to maintain itself, but then that sounds like a more expensive version of solar power haha, of course the flywheel system might be a good solution where solar is not a viable solution for renewables if there isn't enough sunlight, or peak hours occur after the sun is down (On some distant imaginary planet). The advantage is the flywheel would be a lot more reliable than solar, but I can't imagine how much it would cost to create a flywheel that could output 5kW, let alone how much space that thing would take. Oh yea, and awesome video by the way!

[@EngineersWorkshop]

Flywheel systems are definately high tech and $$$ to provide serious amounts of power. The flywheel I describe only stores energy to smooth out power pulses of the steam engine. Your suggestion of combining flywheels and solar is being done I'm sure.

[@kingimatthews4481]

We will need something really soon for the national mains power grid, as the supply for energy increases. just saying, looks like it was along the lines you wrote here.

[@toddpolker7317]

Look up gravity battery

[@EngineersWorkshop]

I have researched these. Massive and difficult to pull off on a small scale that will store significant energy.

[@ricky4673]

Amber kenetics 10k+ for 60 to 150 kwh. Personally, I feel like a sand or water, thermal batter would be better for home storage. A flywheel would be good for an ev charger booster.

[@Gabi-wo9rr]

Sir , thank you for the lesson! I will lovely leave a like because many will not understand the quality of the video. With pleasure, Gabriel!

[@EngineersWorkshop]

Glad to help. Thanks for watching!

[@Virigis]

. The flywheel has a self-twisting effect, but you didn’t mention it at all.

[@EngineersWorkshop]

In the video i was focused on how the governor controls the slide valve.

[@Virigis]

@@EngineersWorkshop, However, you missed the great value of the flywheel, almost no one knows about it, the flywheel is considered by many to be only an energy store.

[@kingimatthews4481]

absolutely love this an the maths, stirs the imagination. this is another puzzle revealed to solving a big problem

[@EngineersWorkshop]

Thank you for your interest. It's been a fun and challenging machine to learn and play with.

[@Jackcook27]

:0 caboose

[@phildcrow]

In real numbers, how much is the flywheel slowing down and speeding up on the Skinner? At 300 RPM, how stable is it? Also, thanks for posting this, I learned a little something.

[@EngineersWorkshop]

I will eventually determine this, but have not modeled the Flywheel accurately on the computer to know the mass. As I disassemble for rework, I may have a crane scale by then to help weigh components.