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- Thu Aug 21, 2003 11:14 pm
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: Article in the Discover Magazine for August
- Replies: 4
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Article in the Discover Magazine for August
<t>Idealab people are working on a solar device using a Stirling engine <br/> which they designed them selves using a special software. They claim <br/> that the engine cost them a hundred dollars and is half as efficient <br/> as the phillips engine but considering that the sunlight is free it <br/...
- Tue Aug 19, 2003 2:11 am
- Forum: Model Stirling Engines
- Topic: Making a Stirling engine with automobile ac compressor
- Replies: 3
- Views: 14886
Making a Stirling engine with automobile ac compressor
It seems to me the the basic principle of the ac circuit is similar
to concept of a Stirling engine. What sort of problems can you run
into when converting a compressor into a Stirling engine
to concept of a Stirling engine. What sort of problems can you run
into when converting a compressor into a Stirling engine
- Tue Aug 19, 2003 12:19 am
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: sunlight powered Stirling engine feasible?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19473
Response to sunlight powered Stirling engine feasible?
<t>There was an article in Discover Magazine for August in which the people from idealab are useing solar powered Stirling engines to generate electricity at the cost of one dollar for one watt. After reading the article it really got me excited considering the potential for the future use of Stirli...