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<t>> You could however run one in reverse and use <br/> > it as a heater, though I don't think that's <br/> > terribly practical either.<br/> <br/> Actually, that should work. I spoke with a contractor at a church <br/> event who does geothermal installations. They basically drill a hole <br/> 200 f...

<t>> You could however run one in reverse and use <br/> > it as a heater, though I don't think that's <br/> > terribly practical either.<br/> <br/> Actually, that should work. I spoke with a contractor at a church <br/> event who does geothermal installations. They basically drill a hole <br/> 200 f...

<t>Take a nuclear power plant with you?<br/> <br/> You'll need to be a bit more specific. Since we're on a Stirling forum, I assume your question is actually, "What's the most efficient engine for converting solar energy into usable power," where usable power may be electricity.<br/> <br/> The answe...

<r>> Well, thoughts that immediatly spring to mind, are 1. if the exhaust <br/> > gases are not put to use while they are hot, there will be less energy <br/> > available from them as they cool. (But I understand you are <br/> > capturing that energy for use in the Stirling). <br/> <br/> That's the ...

<r>Ugh. What a mess. Let's try that again with HTML mode on:> So the yellow is the exhaust? Basically, yes. It's actually inteded to mark the pressure vessel containing the exhaust, but as I said, it's a crude diagram. <E>:-)</E> > It looks to me that you are burning fuel to turn a turbine, More or ...

<r>> So the yellow is the exhaust? Basically, yes. It's actually inteded to mark the pressure vessel containing the exhaust, but as I said, it's a crude diagram. <E>:-)</E>> It looks to me that you are burning fuel to turn a turbine,More or less. The flame is directly applied to the Stirling engine ...

I don't know who's the biggest outright, but you may want to give STM Power a ring. Their standard engine is ~55kW, which really isn't too bad. They were also the ones who supplied GM with the Stirling engine for their Stirling hybrid car. More Info)-->

<r>This post is either going to get tons of accolades, create a lot of<br/> confused readers, or get me laughed out of here for conceiving a new <br/> Rube Goldberg machine. Since I'm not sure which yet, I'll go ahead and<br/> talk about my Crazy Idea of the Week(TM). I'm not really sure if this<br/...

<t>The correct answer is, "Yes, a hybrid model could work." The caveat is that the vehicle needs to be of a type known as a "series hybrid" where all motive power is produced by the electrical engine. The only purpose of the Stirling engine would be to charge the batteries and/or provide electricity...

<t>When I was searching Amazon, I came across this book. (The Regenerator and the Stirling Engine)<br/> <br/> Supposedly it contains various formulas for calculating Stirling outputs and efficiencies. Perhaps most important is that it's supposed to contain information necessary to producing a highly...