Budget build stirling engine, двигатель Стирлинга

[AnthonyClaro]

I made a mathematical model and found that difrent sise drive pistons are more or less eficient at difrent tempratures, I think you could make it run much better by playing with piston sizes

[respaldoscero]

Liked too much. Great machine!

[santeryi9]

You are right about flywheel, the engine had the heavier one some time ago , this engine is 8 years old and I found some different application for the flywheel :-)

[jcbiddulph]

i think you should use a heavier flywheel? that way it would be easier to get it going

[mashersmasher]

i wonder if you had a few mirrors under if it would get hot enough to run with solar power.

[santeryi9]

Thank you, but I do not have any students.

[whotoinfinity]

Congratulations to your students for a job well done!

Peace

Gill

[labreck12]

wow that is so awesome you should make a tutorial on how to build it! very interested 5/5

[FireHazard101]

Type "boyd's tin can stirling engine" in on google and click on the first site and you will find plans for this exact engine this site will work, I have made one and it works good.

[santeryi9]

For the piston I used the aluminium from old hard drive casing,the hard drive casing alloy is the same as the real pistons made of, I melted it in home log burner in a petfood can and poured into the aluminium tube that was stuck into the sand to block open side of the tube.

so the piston is solid aluminium cast.

Thanks

[phdecora]

thanks for posting this. i would love to know more about the constrruction methods used

[BillyJackets]

Amazing ingenuity , and yes I did not intend to be negative about your accomplishment , I just did not understand that it could use something else as an energy source such as solar power, thanks!

[1crazyfocker]

good job what did you use for the piston???

[santeryi9]

It is ok if people asking questions it is mean that they are somehow interested, thanks for your interest.

Regards Alex

[BillyJackets]

I'm sorry, I did not mean to make light of your accomplishment.

[santeryi9]

The application is simple - just to anderstand the principal of the stirling motor operation and the only true way - is to build the moving model by yourself just what I have done.

Thanks

[BillyJackets]

I don't understand the application . you are using lots of fuel for very little work energy? please correct me if I am wrong thanks

[dkw12002]

Well yes, but the point is he changed heat energy to mechanical energy. The sun could also be used to power the engine as could any source of heat. The application just takes some immagination but includes anything a motor can run and since a generator and motor are nearly the same thing, you also produce electrical energy the same way to run other applications.