Stirling powered refridgerator

[ruden]

Would there be any Stirling engines around suitable for powering the
compressor of a deep freezer and/or fridge, based on an energy source
such as gas, wood or kerosene?
Regards,

Fridtjov Ruden, Engelsviken, Norway

[russell]

Completely worthless, but sterling engines work backwards, if you spin the engine it will get cold. (err.. one side i assume)

Has anyone built a sterling cooled refrigerator/cyro cooler?

[poche]

Yes..

www.globalcooling.com

there unit is very efficient

[bptdude___2569]

I checked out the globalcooling site.
Way cool.

the specs are:

"The new freezer will be capable of reaching temperatures below -95°C while drawing power from an automobile 12VDC cigarette lighter. Maximum power consumption is typically around 150-180Watts (comparable to headlights). The unit currently weighs in at less than 35lbs and has a cargo capacity of just under 1cu.ft.."

To me, this completes one piece of the grand puzzle.
This would be the device I would use to cool my main Stirling power producing engine, providing cold side engine cooling.

It is nice to see professionally engineered products coming to market.

The video is impressive.

- Joe