[NewCandle] Fwd: How Steorn Works

[Keith Nagel]

Hi Terry,

Yeah, that thing in the photo is pretty much as you say,
a frame holding a rotor and associated hardware to load
it and measure the results. All the interesting bits
have seemingly been removed. Oh well. Interesting
speculation on your part about how it might work.
The shielding magnet thing has been done by others,
but the names escape me at the moment.

K.




-----Original Message-----
From: newcandle-bounces at ipdiscover.com
[mailto:newcandle-bounces at ipdiscover.com]On Behalf Of Terry Blanton
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 2:33 PM
To: newcandle at ipdiscover.com
Subject: [NewCandle] Fwd: How Steorn Works


Vortex is constipated again; so, I thought I'd send this here.  This
is the brain trust anyway.

Terry

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Terry Blanton <hohlraum at gmail.com>
Date: Aug 29, 2006 1:48 PM
Subject: How Steorn Works
To: vortex-l at eskimo.com


>From Steve's interview and close examination of the test rig image, I
believe I know how the Steorn machine works.

Note the large aluminum disk has what appears to be four threaded
holes around it's perimeter.  Also note that to the left of the disk
are threaded holes in the supporting mechanism.  I believe four NeFeBo
magnets are attached to the disk in 90 degree increments and one Neo
is attached to the supporting mechanism.

A mumetal shield is arranged with a camming device such that when the
disk is rotated by hand, the attractive force of the magnets adds
momentum to the disk.  When the rotor magnet is nearest the stator
magnet, the cam drops the shield between the magnets sending the disk
over the "sticky point".  The cam then lifts the shield and the next
magnet approaches.

They had to convince themselves that they could generate energy so a
worm gear is added to the drive shaft.  This drives a large pulley
which is belted to a small pulley.  The mechanical energy drives a
generator which subsequently drives a motor.  In a similar gear/pully
arrangement they drive another shaft.  If you look in the foreground
of that shaft you will see a mechanical brake which can add a load to
the driven shaft using the brass screw.  Speed sensors are on the ends
of each shaft.

Just my opinion, I could be wrong.

Terry

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