User:Jkim7610/enes100/Hemi

Team Page HEMI

Write problem statement
The Stirling engine is an external combustion engine. In our project, we will find a way to make it generate enough power to move a set of wheels allowing independent movement.
 * Example of Stirling Engine Motor

Assign Task1
asses the sterling engine and get it to just run first then move onto starting it with the blow torch then a candle flame.

Compare actual work done to Task1
The sterling engine works but there are a couple problems the arm joints are very loose and the part that connects the joints to the wheels get loose after a certain while and seize the whole system up.

Week1 Narrative
I did not foresee this much potential work that needed to be done. What happened was the engine was not very responsive so the team put water into the piston chamber. Later we found out it was not a smart choice because the water seeped into the displacer and destroyed it.

Week1 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and 1sfoerster 13:32, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Assign Task2
Fix up the sterling engine to run like brand new and still try to get it off the candle flame.

Compare actual work done to Task2
My teammate took the engine home and replaced the old screw with new ones and tightened the joints and re-lubed all the joints.

Week2 Narrative
The engine still refuses to run on candle flame. I timed the engine start up with the blow torch. The engine spun up after a good push in 2.44.28 seconds. The original displacer was still an issue and the old joint on the displacer still came out at high rpms. My teammate took another displacer, displacer rod, and the screw from another good sterling engine and replaced it with the old ones.

Week2 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and 1sfoerster 13:32, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Assign Task3
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the weekend between week2 and week3 of the project here.

Compare actual work done to Task3
Rationalize differences

Week3 Narrative
Upload photos to wikimedia. Upload video to youtube. Convert all spreadsheets, documents, and presentations to wiki format and create wiki subpage of your page for each of them. Link to them here in a narrative that tells a story. High light the problems (engineering problems) you had and how you solved them.

Week3 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and 1sfoerster 13:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Assign Task4
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the weekend between week3 and week4 of the project here.

Compare actual work done to Task4
Rationalize differences

Week4 Narrative
Upload photos to wikimedia. Upload video to youtube. Convert all spreadsheets, documents, and presentations to wiki format and create wiki subpage of your page for each of them. Link to them here in a narrative that tells a story. High light the problems (engineering problems) you had and how you solved them.

Week4 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and 1sfoerster 13:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Complete Project Page
Follow the "project done" format.

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During this week you will perform the week0 activities of the next project.