| January 27, 2004 | 2004 Free Energy Plan -- Solar steam turbo-electric generator system by Ken Rieli |
| February 25, 2004 | Solar Steam Turbine -- Examining the Curnutt solar furnace, construction basics, solar tracking by Ken Rieli |
| March 18, 2004 | Parabolic Reflector
Basics -- How
to design plugs for constructing a precise FRP solar reflecting dish
by Ken Rieli
Developer of the Month! Solid Fueled Flash Boiler Experiments -- Steve Redmond |
| April 2004 | Solar Reflector Dish Mold: Shaping the Plug -- using a low-cost plywood template to shape sand & concrete by Ken Rieli |
| May 2004 | Constructing the Fiberglass Solar Reflector Dish -- fabrics, resins, parting wax, FRP layup tips, and how to pop the dish from the mold by Ken Rieli |
| June 2004 | Hanging the Dish on the Steel Mount -- stiffening techniques, sandwich construction vs. steel rib supports by Ken Rieli |
| July 2004 | Solar
Turbo-generator: Anatomy of a Two-axis Mount -- azimuth &
elevation, tracking the sun's path to focus maximum solar heat
energy by Ken Rieli
Developer of the Month! Curnutt Style Furnace Project by Sean Capogreco |
| August 2004 | Waste Heat to Electricity Tesla Turbine Project -- Ken's new custom designed turbine built for SVSU experiments using CFC refrigerant |
| September 2004 | New 6-inch Turbine for Low Horsepower Applications! - Ken's closed loop solar turbine design; designing for load, energy transfer efficiencies, turbine sizing, storage options, containment vessel & more |
| October 2004 | Opposed Bearings & Stacked Plate Turbine Design - advantages of opposed bearings & overhung rotor designs; also stacked plate construction, by Ken Rieli |
| November 2004 | Parabolic
Trough to Produce Steam, Thermocouple Electricity - easy to
build solar reflector for efficient energy transfer; direct heat to
electricity using thermocouple effect by Ken Rieli
Developer of the Month! Curnutt Furnace Update: Free Steam, Winter Heat by Sean Capogreco |
| December 2004 | 2004 Review: Solar Turbo-generator Basics through New Turbine Designs by Ken Rieli |
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