Nicholas Flood
16 posts

Surreal Stirling Engine: Timeline

March 3 – Ordered parts (Glass syringes, alcohol lamp) March 11 – Parts arrived March 23 – First parts printed March 28 – Begin assembly April 4 – Initial testing April…

Stirling Engine Update

After having some troubles with the 3D printer, I’ve finally gotten some critical parts tweaked and finished. I had to make some updates to the fly wheels so account for…

Stirling Engine Update (4/6/16)

I have finally made my flywheels for my stirling engine. I left holes around the edges so I can press nuts into them if the flywheels need more mass. The…

Surreal Stirling Engine Update

For my surreal stirling engine, the main parts that I got made are the displacer and power piston connecting rods, and the pin connectors that link the connecting rods to their respective…

Nick’s Timeline Update

I am currently finishing up designing all of the individual mechanical components that will go into my surreal stirling engine. That should be done by this Friday, so I can 3D…

Flood’s Top 5 Constraints

For my flying whale/surreal stirling engine project, I have some things to keep in mind… 1. Time is going to be a big constraint. Since I am taking 12 credits…

PDR: Nick’s Surreal Stirling Engine

For my main project, I have decided to make a stirling engine. I’ve wanted to make my own for a while now, but never got around to doing it. Stirling…

Nick’s Main Project Inspirations

For my main project, I have decided to make a stirling engine. I’ve wanted to make my own for a while now, but never got around to doing it. I’m…

Nick Flood’s Aspirations

The main reason why I am taking this class is to get more exposure to the aesthetics side of product design. I’d like to improve my sketching skills to be able…

Nick Flood’s Skills and Stuff

I’m a mechanical engineering grad student with an emphasis on design. Here are a few skills that I have: Solidworks (modeling parts, assemblies, drawings, renders, etc.) Design for manufacturability and…

Origami Nightstand

I wanted to design and create something useful for my upcycle project. I have wanted a nightstand for a while, so I decided to make my own. The desk in…

Upcycle Progress: Origami Nightstand

I still have a pile of old homework assignments from last year, so I thought about what I could do with all of that paper (besides throw it away). I also…

Wine Bottles

http://www.storageltd.com/blog/how-to-store-wine-bottle-of-different-sizes Most people can recognize a wine bottle when they see one. Despite the wide variety of bottle shapes and sizes, there are three styles that are the most common: the…