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Monson Road |
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The place where 21st Century Microelectronics meets the Sustainable Technology of Bygone Days |
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Quick-Links! Manson Engines, Stirling Engines, Wood Gasification, WasteWatts, House & Garden, PIC Micros, Gatton Park |
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Links to Technical Stuff |
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Welcome to our Monson Road Website
Elaine and I moved to Monson Road in August 2000. We have a modest 3 bedroom brick-built property constructed in about 1900, at the end of the Victorian Era.
I work as an electronic engineer and Elaine is a primary school teacher.
My work has led to an interest in low cost remote communication devices using a combination of PIC microcontrollers, the telecomms network and low power wireless.
However, outside my professional life I have an interest in alternative technology, transport and using sustainable energy, derived from renewable or waste fuels.
I have experimented in deriving mechanical power from sustainable fuels such as wood chippings, English charcoal and coppiced wood. I am currently working on small scale wood gasification.
This I hope will lead to the development of sustainable energy conversion devices based on Robert Stirling's 185 year old hot-air engine principles, and low tech steam engines.
I would like to think that we might find a more appropriate technology to meet the needs of both developed countries and developing worlds.
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Monson Road -A Little Strip of England |
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Stirling and Other Heat Engines |
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The Stirling cycle engine was invented in 1816, and could prove to be a major prime mover for the 21st Century. |
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New Stirling Engineer's Notebook
20-03-2001 |
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Spring 1997 Stirling News |
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1996 Stirling News Volume 1. |
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Early Philips Stirling Engines
1.5MB Downloadable Zipfile |
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The Manson Cycle Engine
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An alternative heat-engine cycle devised by A.D. Manson. Also read some of the archive issues of Stirling News - Published on the Web for the first time. |
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Page Updated 16th November 2002 |
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New Manson Cycle Engine Page 19-03-2001! |
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New Transferator Manson Engine has own page 27-03-01 |
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Quick Site Index |
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And Now Manson Engine Page 2 22-10-01 |
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These pages are currently available on this Monson Road site:
House Renovation
Monty the Cat
Stirling Cycle Engines
Workshop
What's New
Electric Cars
Monson Road Diary
Gatton Park
Wastewatts
Lifestyle & Humour
Manson Engines
Appropriate Technology
WasteWatts
Steam
Festive Fornnight
Photos
News
Microelectronics
House Renovation
Garden
Windpower
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See The Manson Cycle Engine
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Hot News - The Great Dorset Steam Fair - Full Report and pictures |
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Steam and Hybrid Engines |
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PIC Microcontrollers |
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Links to Microelectronics,
PIC Microcontrollers and Telecommunications |
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What's New - here is the latest stuff which has caught my attention |
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Leave the Rat Race & join the Rat Ring - Find out all about PIC Microcontrollers and Communications |
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News Page
All the most recent News is now found by clicking here |
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Microelectronics - - my profession |
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The P4 Page |
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Newest Items are Highlighted in Bright Green! |
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General Headings and Guidance is in Bright Yellow |
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!!! NEW !!! |
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Links to Alternative & Appropriate Technology |
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All Pages best viewed at 1024 x768 screen resolution |
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Building a DIY Wind Turbine - 3 page constructional article with photos and dimensions |
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The site is divided into several pages sorted by subject.
Most pages will return you back to this home page if you click the blue Home button.
Pages are sorted into Ken's technical interest pages and then some more whimsical lifestyle pages, such as the Bio section and the photo album.
I hope that you enjoy these pages and if you have any suggestions please email me. |
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Steam and Hybrid Engines |
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New Link to Steam Engines Page! |
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Stirling Engines and other types of Heat Engine. Here I look at alternatives to the internal combustion engine, including Stirling, Steam and hybrid engines.
Steam Cars
One day I will drive a hybrid steam car. Until then, read about some other steam car enthusuasts..
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This page has returned to it's previous role as an index page for the rest of the site. "New Look" notebook style pages have beed created for the following subjects - please click on a coloured coded link - best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution.
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Links to House, Garden and Lifestyle Pages
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New Photos - Charcoal Burner 12-03-01 |
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Click Here for latest charcoal burning photos |
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New Photos of Gatton Park 13-03-01 |
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Appropriate Technology - This looks at alternative technologies and whether what we are using today is best suited. |
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Email Ken Now! |
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[email protected] |
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New Link 9-11-00 to Eden Project - a 175' high biome in Cornwall - latest pictures - a fantastic scientific project funded by lottery money - to study plant life in their natural climates - reproduced in the UK in huge plastic covered geodesic domes. |
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!!! NEW !!! |
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Get Me Outta Here!
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Stop Press! - New Gatton Park page now up 12-03-2001! |
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Electric Car |
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A look at a 4 seater electric car project I worked on in the early 1990s - plus information on electric vehicles around the world. |
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!!! NEW !!! |
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!!! NEW !!! |
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WasteWatts - Converting Waste to Heat & Power |
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Wastewatts Links Page |
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Views of Gatton Park - Spring 2001 |
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To visit the main WasteWatts Picture site - click on this link |
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Gatton Park update - Easter 2001 |
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The Monson Road Diary |
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Workshop Jottings |
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Monson Road Life - September/October |
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Tom Reed's Turbo-Stove (Word Doc) |
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What's New - All the Latest |
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The Garden Page |
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New WasteWateer's Page 20-03-2001 |
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The Vegetable Garden |
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In addition to this brief review of WasteWatts technology, there is also a special WasteWatts link server site which by means of a series of colour coded links will take you to specialist's site in all the key technologies used by alternative energy enthusiasts.
www.geocities.com/wastewatts
The Wastewatts Forum hosted by Yahoo Groups discusses some of the technology used for converting waste or alternative fuels into useable energy either in the form of heat or electric power. Its primary aim is to draw attention to alternatives to petrochemical fuels and reduce the reliance of the internal combustion engine. Other pages on this site deal with Stirling Engines, steam engines and Electric Vehicles. For more Wastewatts links such as Wood gasification, biofuels and sustainable energy resources visit
Last Update - March 20th 2001 |
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New Garden Photos 12-03-01 |
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Other Monson Road Stuff |
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New House Page for October 22nd.
Latest up to date information on the house |
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Travel - Where would you rather be today? |
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Please scroll down the page for the rest of the web-page links |
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