Stirling Engine, Solar Powered
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I had an idea a few years back to build one using black metal hot box & the earth for the cool side but never got around to building one. Great experiment.
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hmmm, ty for the info.
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That is great cam gear! it looks like something from Brazil!~the movie.
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Great work like this inspires people. Thanks!
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You could try a medium sized Fresnel lens for super efficiency.
Where did you got the engine from? Did you built it? It looks so neatly built.
Procrastinatathor 3 years ago
I built the engine from bits of off-cuts, the cylinder is an old diesel engine valve guide and the flywheel is a valve hand wheel with a short length of pipe shrunk on etc. I have tried a Freznel lens from an old overhead projector and although it was larger, the results were poor. Another of my videos shows this engine driving a pump.
Uniflow 3 years ago
What a lovely little engine.
You even have a counterbalance for the lens! Nice.
mowerofdoom 3 years ago
Have a look at one of my other videos, it shows this engine driving a small pump.
Uniflow 3 years ago
awesome! can it generate power or do u just have it set up to run? i should probably make something like this
jkid1190 4 years ago
The lens is much to small to generate any power as it is now. The engine does 10 times this speed on a candle and will generate about 1 watt. People have tried for years with Stirling engines but not got very far.
Uniflow 4 years ago