2. PURPOSE
To make a mini model of a steam turbine
To see how heat can change liquid into steam and generate
power
3. MATERIALS
100 PLUS aluminum can
Screw
Bamboo stick
Aluminum foil
Egg tart tin
Water
Gas stove
4. PROCEDURE
1. I shared the can of soda with my sister
2. Rinsed the can
3. My dad hammered two holes with a screw
4. Filled half the can with water
5. Made the stand out of a 20cm foil
6. Cut some lines onto the egg tart foil
7. Attach the bamboo stick to the middle of the ebb tart foil
8. Attach the bamboo stick to the foil stand
9. Put the can on top of the gas stove
10. Watch the wheel spin
5. OBSERVATIONS
It was hard to get the wheel to start
spinning
When the water boiled, the can shook
and wobled
Because the the hole was not under
the fan
6. CONCLUSIONS
It takes a lot of energy to generate steam.
The steam should be underneath the fan
7. THE BIG IDEA
steam turbines make most of the world’s electricity
steam turbines are very energy efficient
geothermal (from the earth’s hot core) energy will be a good clean
source of energy for steam turbines in the future
