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Brief

History

Method

& Working

Required Conditions

The Minto wheel operates on a small temperature gradient, and produces a large amount of torque, but at very low rotational speed. The speed of rotation is directly proportional to the surface area of the containers used, the volume, and the height of the wheel. The higher the ratio of surface area to volume, the greater the rate of revolution.

Energy Conservation

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References

The Minto wheel is a heat engine developed

by Wally Minto.

A working example of a wheel was first published in a series of articles in The Mother Earth News Issues #38 March, #39 May and #40 July 1976.

Test units constructed by Mother Earth News (Issue 40, July 1976) and the MythBusters (Episode 24, December 5, 2004 – "Ming Dynasty Astronaut") did work to convert temperature difference into torque.

About

Construction

The engine consists of a set of sealed chambers arranged in a circle, with each chamber connected to the chamber opposite it. One chamber in each connected pair is filled with a liquid with a low boiling point .

Working

It is source of producing

renewable energy .

Using little science , we can create a wheel which would run like turbine and hence produce energy .

Model

As the lower chamber in each pair is heated, the liquid begins to vaporize, forcing the remaining liquid to travel to the upper chamber. This fluid transfer causes a weight i mbalance, which causes the wheel to rotate. Minto's pamphlet also suggests obtaining a pressure differential with a dissolved gas instead of a boiling gas. Soda water or propane dissolved in kerosene are suggested.

(cc) photo by Jakob Montrasio