Stirling engine example

This is intended as an example of how much power can be produced out of nothing but heat and air density, and how your car's engine has to overcome this. A poorly constructed exhaust multiplies this problem greatly. www.streettostrip.com

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• stirling
• motor
• heat
• engine
• exhaust

[ChrisMolyneaux93]

Anyone else hear Galaga in the background?

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@ChrisMolyneaux93 Good ear. Galaga IS in the background!

[BoilerRoom4]

Great video, but your explanation is bollocks. Your "heat collection system" is actually the power piston (the bit that makes it go). Your "piston" is actually the air displacer (which doesn't touch the sides of its cylinder). When the air displacer moves the air into the hot end, the air expands and pushes the power piston. Then the displacer moves the air to the cold end and the air contracts—pulling the power piston back.

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@BoilerRoom4 All true, and that would be a *big deal* if I in any way claimed to be an expert on stirling motors. I just gave an explanation about it as I understood it... all of which is taken entirely out of context since the reason for the video in the first place was to show how car engine exhaust moving into a larger area cools and is difficult to move, thereby robbing power. Luckily this is the internet and experts such as yourself leap out of the woodwork at any provocation.

[beowulf500ad]

Just wondering...how much power would that actually produce. I doubt it would produce much but I'm still curious.

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@beowulf500ad It produces about 70% as much as that esbit tablet burning creates. Which is not a lot.

[suwadbureau]

Hi

If you attach magnets to the wheel and some copper coils around can you get higher output than the input.



[evr92]

@APACHEMAN747 take the heat source away from it

[APACHEMAN747]

how do you stop it?

[Awatcherofevents]

Could you generate electricity with that? Of course with the needed equipment?

[MullaneyRC]

Where did you purchase this engine?

[DaWestsideUnlimited]

sounds like harley davidson v-engine

[EpicPhysics]

@denni4job One tube is for moving the air back and forth, the other is a sealed power piston, it powers the engine. You can see how a similar one works on my page

[EpicPhysics]

@brandonsg123 Is it sealed properly? If there are any air leaks they will find the path of least resistance ie. come out of the engine instead of moving the power piston

[brandonsg123]

ok so i have the very first model off this my grandpa got it within a year when it was released...less than 3 yrs ago he gave it to me b4 he passed it is a memory of him of very little and i was wondering why it wont run...i have had the tip heated far past 250 before but it wont run so i tried adding oil to make it smoother to run but it still wont can you help me i really want this to work

[broccolihart1]

I have a question...can the flywheel be set up to drive a vehicle if there was a tire in place or would I need a separate linkage to drive a tire ?