Essex Hot Air Engine.Stirling Cycle

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Uploaded by on Mar 23, 2008

Replica engine built in my workshop from my own castings.

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  • How many hp's can this kind of engine produce?

  • @waterfowlspecialist This particular one is quite low power, farctional HP. Uses are given on the ad at the begining of the video. It is possible to build more powerfull ones with modern technology.

  • Which is the 'cold' end, or is there one each end? I am guessing that the burner and heater is in the middle there? And does it use a regenerator of some sort? Sorry to ask so many daft questions, but that really is a fascinating bit of kit!

  • Thanks for interest.

    The round part on the end of the cylinder at the opposite end to the flywheel contains water and this is the cold end.

    The hot end is in the centre of the engine.

    So working left to right we have, flywheel, power piston, Burner (hot end) displacer, cold end. The bore goes right through from one end to the other, there is no regenerator. I can email a sketch if this is not clear.

  • @myfordboy

    It is a Beta engine but the displacer connecting rod doesn't go through the engine, correct?

  • @heatherroseisrflyer Correct. Displacer con rod goes on the outside of the engine, but heat is applied to the centre of the engine and not at one end as normaly.

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  • Nice model!

  • Красавчик

  • it sounds really nice!

  • No its not pressurised. Lite it up and away it goes.

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