The Steam Automobile Club of America (SACA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development, accumulation and dissemination of knowledge about small steam power systems.[1][2]

History

The club was founded in 1957 to promote the restoration and safe use of steam-powered automobiles.[3] Since that time its mandate has grown to become a source of information on modern light steam power, including historic automobiles, new steam autos and small steam plants for alternative energy applications.[4]

Dissemination of steam information

Online tutorial

An introduction to steam power technology, with emphasis on small systems, is online.

Periodicals

  • The Steam Automobile, quarterly from 1959 to 1986.
  • The Steam Automobile Bulletin, bi-monthly from 1986 to present.

Similar publications

  • Light Steam Power was published by John Walton of the Isle of Man from 1945 to 1977 covering steam power for automobiles and boats.
  • The Steam Car Magazine is published by the Steam Car Club of Great Britain with a focus on historic automobiles.

Annual meeting

In addition to regional meetings in the United States, an annual meeting is held each September at the Kimmel Collection[5] in Michigan. The meeting has a technical conference format mixed with demonstrations of steam systems and performance trials of steam cars.[6][7]

Technical reports and plans

The club publishes technical reports and steam system designs and plans created by club members over the years.[8] In addition, reprints of engineering reports of small steam power projects and relevant thermodynamic analysis are also available.[9]

Online forum

A forum for technical discussions on steam power is searchable back to the year 2000.

References

  1. ↑ Mumford, Lou (25 May 2007). "Berrien Springs man bursting at the steams". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Barry, Keith (24 January 2012). "Steam Power Conference Anything But Boilerplate". WIRED Magazine. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Lyons, Robert. "Editorial: Steam Meets". The Steam Automobile. 1 (1): 2.
  4. ↑ Bullis, Kevin (15 December 2009). "Return of the Steam Engine?". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Baime, A.J. (1 December 2015). "Never Has Steam Been So Cool". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Jakubowski, Marcin (21 September 2009). "Steam Meet Report". Open Source Ecology. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Eliasohn, Michael (15 September 2006). "Steam dream lives on". The Herald Palladium. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Ethridge, John (May 1972). "Wanna build a steam minibike?". Popular Mechanics. 137 (5): 21–22, 24, 190. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Kimmel, Tom (August 2011). "Modern Steam Power Makes Sense". Farm Collector. 14 (1). Retrieved 5 January 2017.
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