Senior Research Engineer, with the Plasma Lab where I deal with the students and systems that make up our primary research tool, the Heavy Ion
Beam Probe (HIBP). The HIBP is probably the most expensive and accurate voltmeter going, 1 part in 10^7, and for a few dollars more, we'll bump that exponent up a notch or two. Some of the things I design, build, and play with are:
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These try to keep me out of trouble Faculty and Staff:
Kenneth A. Connor |
I don't know why, but steam engines have always fascinated me. Built a few versions styled after Hero. One a school demo, another, a doodle toy out of glass. Then I was "introduced" to the one my great-grandfather built. Unfortunatly, the engine that I speak of is not the twin-lunger in the foreground, but it's the one you can hardly see in the black area that is in line with the man's hat and the center of the grinding wheel in the background darkness. You can't make out much, especially if you don't know what your looking for, so I made this line drawing of this single-lung engine to give you the shape and form you're trying to see. I've also played with the image, blowing up and lightening the engine area making it a bit easier (?) to see. Just left of center, the bright vertical line is the connecting rod between the flywheel and the walking beam. To the right, the two shorter vertical light lines are the ways the piston rod rides up and down on. Everything else is in between :)
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