... Its perfect !!!!, how do you do the displazer? no sorry, mmm ... damn, my english is horrible, there is a stirling part, that, (for me); is the most complicated. Sorry, in the minute 1:17 where the wire enter in the principal cilinder, could be the hub?, I dont know exactly, but I hope you understand what I say, pfffff.. That´s my error, fault, mistake, that part : the small cylinder in which enters the hub. Please look my video and you will see, in the minute 2:45
@VloquendoV I made the displacer in this one the same as the one in the can engine tutorial you commented on before . Use a steel wire mesh to strengthen it.
That part is the displacer bushing, it' s 3/32 tube. I now use 1/8" tube instead though and 3/32 brass rod.
Congratulations for your stirling. Juts one question. Do u use a steel wool to do the displacer? And if u use it, is it thight into the cylinder? I'm asking because i've done some prototipes and they work, but only at 300 rpm. I'm shure that's some problem on the displacer. They're very oiled, have a good balance, but i'm not sure about the "perfect displacer"... ;) If you could give some tips would be nice. Continue the good working!
@petkfg It is steel wire wool. I make them out of fine steel wool. They should lightly brush the cylinder, but it's not tight against it. For example, if I lift the displacer to the top of it cylinder, it'll drop right down to the bottom with almost no resistance.
If you take a look at my stainless steel water bottle Stirling engine you'll see it runs much faster mainly because of the stainless steel bottle. There's also some a link it the description to a photo gallery of some construction.
Mate, that's awesome, what inspiration to use a bike hub, obvious choice, just brilliant, who cares if you used an electric pump for the water, it gets the job done, that's the thing with development, not having everything perfect the first time out is no reason not to do something. If you haven't done so, remove the hub bearing grease and use "Royal Purple" spray lube, better than grease, silicone, Teflon, or standard oil. My paintcan engine ran for 6 hours before I finally melted the displacer
hi,
just a question,
does it have strenghth enough to run an automotive alternator?
arsacd 16 hours ago
... Its perfect !!!!, how do you do the displazer? no sorry, mmm ... damn, my english is horrible, there is a stirling part, that, (for me); is the most complicated. Sorry, in the minute 1:17 where the wire enter in the principal cilinder, could be the hub?, I dont know exactly, but I hope you understand what I say, pfffff.. That´s my error, fault, mistake, that part : the small cylinder in which enters the hub. Please look my video and you will see, in the minute 2:45
VloquendoV 5 months ago
@VloquendoV I made the displacer in this one the same as the one in the can engine tutorial you commented on before . Use a steel wire mesh to strengthen it.
That part is the displacer bushing, it' s 3/32 tube. I now use 1/8" tube instead though and 3/32 brass rod.
specallez 5 months ago
@specallez AAAAAAAAh, Ok thanks....
VloquendoV 5 months ago
Congratulations for your stirling. Juts one question. Do u use a steel wool to do the displacer? And if u use it, is it thight into the cylinder? I'm asking because i've done some prototipes and they work, but only at 300 rpm. I'm shure that's some problem on the displacer. They're very oiled, have a good balance, but i'm not sure about the "perfect displacer"... ;) If you could give some tips would be nice. Continue the good working!
petkfg 8 months ago
@petkfg It is steel wire wool. I make them out of fine steel wool. They should lightly brush the cylinder, but it's not tight against it. For example, if I lift the displacer to the top of it cylinder, it'll drop right down to the bottom with almost no resistance.
If you take a look at my stainless steel water bottle Stirling engine you'll see it runs much faster mainly because of the stainless steel bottle. There's also some a link it the description to a photo gallery of some construction.
specallez 8 months ago
Very cool....music to my ears!!
ridgewalkerflys 9 months ago
Nicely done! Your definitely mechanically inclined. Thanks for the show.
JONMCGAVIC 10 months ago
Mate, that's awesome, what inspiration to use a bike hub, obvious choice, just brilliant, who cares if you used an electric pump for the water, it gets the job done, that's the thing with development, not having everything perfect the first time out is no reason not to do something. If you haven't done so, remove the hub bearing grease and use "Royal Purple" spray lube, better than grease, silicone, Teflon, or standard oil. My paintcan engine ran for 6 hours before I finally melted the displacer
TheAussieincalgary 10 months ago
Now that's an upgrade!
EmperorAst 10 months ago
elegant little engine! Can’t wait to see the stainless version.
WorldStove 10 months ago