Taming The Wild Stirling Engine

RE: Taming The Wild Stirling Engine

asokfair — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 17:56:47 GMT

Nice one!

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genebren — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:46:56 GMT

This sounds like a great experimental use of a vibration sensor. Good luck on taming the wild Sterling engine.

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dwinhold — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:38:16 GMT

I have to thank you Doug, you got me into Sterling and steam engines!! Very enjoyable hobby. I can't wait to see your experiments.

Dale W

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jw0752 — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 05:19:36 GMT

Hi Doug,

One simple experiment would be to see if balancing the flywheel might help. You can do this by adding a small piece of solder at one spoke. Run the engine and see if it is better or worse. Move the solder piece to the next spoke and try again. When you find the spoke with the lowest vibration try adding a little more solder. If the vibration is worse try using a bit less solder. I have used this technique to trial balance machines that were used in the dental clinics that had too much vibration. Since the flywheel has the greatest mass it is most likely the major source of the vibration.

John

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DAB — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:29:47 GMT

Yes, all mechanical engines require tie down points.

I remember when my minivan lost both engine clamps and it started to vibrate at stop lights.

Scary feeling.

DAB

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alainlavanchy — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:49:23 GMT

Great idea, we have such an engine in our school and it doesn't work at all most times.

Looking forward to see your project and learn a lot from it.

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ajcc — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 18:30:37 GMT

Exciting stuff! Really curious to see your experiments and results with the vibration sensor. The Stirling engine is a nice visual demonstration indeed! [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-e0b98d66-3156-46cb-b0a3-be1a32ab37e4/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

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Andrew J — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:56:27 GMT

That Stirling engine is a beautiful bit of kit - I could watch it for hours. Looking forward to the results of your experiments.