Nathaniel Wang

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Final Project Report: The Stirling Motor

May 3, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

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Inspiration My initial inspiration came from when professor Hertzberg spoke about the final project and said that it needed to have a dynamic component. When I was a student in Heat Transfer Professor Knutson always mentioned and showed the class these little machines that operated off of a small heat differential called a stirling motor.…

Final Report Part 1 – Stirling Motor

April 22, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

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Construction Update: Stirling Motor

April 15, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Main Project Construction Update 2020, Student Work

As the semester comes to an end, construction on the Stirling Motor is taking longer than expected and has been more difficult than anticipated, especially factoring the additional complications due to COVID-19. With that being said I have continued to try and create this project to the best of my ability utilizing the materials and…

Aesthetic Roots: Homemade

April 8, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Student Work, Your Aesthetic Roots 2020

For this post I chose to incorporate aesthetic roots in both my project but also my upbringing as a child and something that I think played a role in defining my childhood and shaped me into the kind of things that appeal to me. When I think of an aesthetic that I used and was…

Bamboo Fly rods: a Passion

April 1, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Favorite Youtube design/build videos 2020, Student Work

When thinking about youtube videos that I enjoy watching about engineering, design, or building, my mind is flooded with many different videos about all different topics. I have always loved watching car videos and learning about automotive design and how everything in a motor and car work together somehow magically. Learning how things work is…

Design Review Part 2: Stirling Engine

March 19, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Design Review 2020 Part 2: Timeline and Logistics, Student Work

As everyone around the world is experiencing the impacts of COVID-19, classes at CU especially hands-on, project based classes have been forced to adapt and change in extreme ways. With that being said for my project I am still confident that I will be able complete a functional stirling motor and achieve the steam punk…

Design Review 1: Stirling Engine

March 10, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Design Review 2020 Part 1: Detailed Plans, Student Work

Design For my project I am creating an operational Stirling Motor that will run off of a small lit candle as the heat source. The Stirling Motor runs fundamentally off of a heat differential between the top of the cylinder and the bottom of the cylinder and the cyclical expansion and contraction of air inside…

Top 5 Constraints: Sterling Engine

March 4, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Student Work, Top 5 Constraints 2020

While there will be many challenges with this project here are my considered top 5 constraints for the sterling engine project. Mechanical Precision. For this project functionality is everything. This is a very dynamic product and if it does not work it will be a total failure. The hardest part in getting a sterling engine…

Main Project Aesthetics: Sterling Engine “Industrial” and “Machine” Aesthetics

February 26, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

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[featured image by: Minnou] Obviously sterling engines have already been made widely and they are a very popular desk toy to try and create. My objective is to create a multi-cylinder sterling engine but also incorporate an industrial and mechanized aesthetic. The sterling engine in itself is a motor, and its dynamic and cyclical movements…

Main Project Inspirations: Sterling Engine

February 19, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Main Project Inspirations 2020, Student Work

In Thermo and Heat Transfer we talked a lot about sterling engines and how they operate. I have to give Professor Knutsen a shout out as he is the one who was fascinated with these little machines and got me hooked on them. I always wanted to make one but never got around to it.…

Upcycle Final Report: Brass Guitar

February 12, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Upcycle Final Report 2020

For my upcycle project I initially had a very hard time thinking about what material I wanted to use and what aesthetic I wanted to incorporate. To me choosing the material would some what point me in the right direction for what I wanted to make, and what aesthetics to use. I knew that I…

Upcycle Progress: Brass Guitar

February 5, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Student Work

Great progress on the upcycle project has been made over the last week! After narrowing down the material I wanted to use (expended bullet casings) I was able to make a trip out to Lyons on Sunday to collect brass from one of the open-land shooting areas. As always, there was an abundance of brass…

Upcycle Inspiration: Expended Bullet Casings

January 28, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Student Work

For my upcycle project I initially had a very hard time thinking about what material i wanted to use and what aesthetic i wanted to incorporate. To me choosing the material would some what point me in the right direction for what I wanted to make, and what aesthetics to use. I knew that I…

Aesthetic Explorations 2020: Fire Aesthetic

January 22, 2020

Nathaniel Wang

Aesthetic Explorations 2020, Student Work

The fire aesthetic is one which pertains or relates to the element of open flames or objects which are burning. Fire has always been revered for its many useful purposes as well as its raw power and destructive capabilities. Fire has been around since the beginning of time, and man has interacted with it ever…