Stirling Engine, Tin Can Walking Beam, T. Shirah, July 2008

Stirling engine built with plans from:
www.boydhouse.com/stirling
Music: Pink Floyd "Welcome to the Machine"
Engine ran about 110 rpm in video.
T. Shirah, Atlanta, Ga
WD40 used to lube piston and brass pivot points.
Video recorded with Flip camera. Movie edited with iMovie.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Stirling
• Engine
• Tin
• Can
• Walking
• Beam
• Shirah

[impazzitoinvolo]

Nice, and it runs very smooth.

What is the heat source?

[shirah601]

Thanks, the heat is supplied by a can of Sterno (2.6 oz. solid gel ethanol). If you look closely, at some point in the video you can see blue flames coming out from the left of the heat shield (~2:23), and you can see the edge of the can. The "smoke", coming from the drive cylinder, is silicon lubricant (WD40) vaporized by the heat of the engine.

[shirah601]

The slideshow portion of this video is best viewed when the "watch in high quality" option is selected. Otherwise text may be difficult to read. -TS

[sagusoft]

Muy bueno me gustaria hacer uno si me podes ayudar con medidas y planos espero tu mail .....con cosas baratas y un poco de ingenio lo lograstes te felicito...Gustavo - Argentina

[lomtafix]

I love this engine. How you made the pistons.

[vannixx]

how have you done the piston?

[misterbreadcrum]

This was my first attempt at making one of these. There are many construction details that could be improved to reduce friction. My wobbly flywheel is one major friction point that slows down the speed here. See the web site for engines that do run faster. Just getting one of these to work is satisfying though.

[fernandesilyt]

This engine can be faster?

*Sorry my bad english. :)