Stirling Blue - Project Description - Blog 1

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aspork42 — Sat, 12 May 2018 02:33:57 GMT

Cool!

My friend at work just got a Stirling engine and I was pretty jealous of him. But yours will be way cooler. Perhaps a Peltier module (powered externally) to generate controlled heat?

Now if you can then run the Peltier module off the power created, you will have created a perpetual energy machine - a sure winner! [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-5483d45d-2bc5-408e-89ca-ebba9a895525/contentimage_5F00_3.png:16:16]

RE: Stirling Blue - Project Description - Blog 1

three-phase — Tue, 08 May 2018 20:18:54 GMT

Great project, I too have a Stirling Engine that I built up, no analysis options though. I look forward to the updates.

Kind regards

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DAB — Mon, 07 May 2018 19:08:47 GMT

Cool project.

I will be following your progress.

I am wondering if I could use the Stirling Engine to explore some of my ideas on photon flow in thermodynamics.

DAB

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jw0752 — Mon, 07 May 2018 14:49:08 GMT

Hi Doug,

I absolutely love it. I too have always had a fascination with these engines but I have never taken the time to investigate them. I hope to have a vicarious exploration with your guidance.

John

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genebren — Mon, 07 May 2018 13:56:54 GMT

Doug,

This is a cool littler project. I wonder about some of the temperature measurements. Will the external temperatures be sufficient for the two cylinders, when it is the internal temperatures that make the magic happen? Will fuel level be an accurate basis for the consumed fuel as evaporation may deplete some of the fuel? I guess you might me able to infer some of these difference and correct for them.

Good luck and have fun.

Gene

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mcb1 — Mon, 07 May 2018 05:25:12 GMT

Looks like a very interesting project.

Should be a handful, but give some interesting results.

University of Canterbury started the Whisper Gen for small power generation in 1995.

It moved off shore as this artcle states.

https://www.smh.com.au/business/nzs-whispergen-to-move-to-europe-20070411-70l.html

There is a referenece and some very interesting reading regarding Stirling Engines in this thesis.

https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10092/2916/thesis_fulltext.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Mark