Steam Automobile Club of America

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. "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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