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by tmckissick
Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:16 am
Forum: Stirling Engines for Education
Topic: Stirling engine market overview
Replies: 4
Views: 35929

Response to Stirling engine market overview

<r>Shaya,<br/> <br/> This group can definitely provide you with some Stirling market insights and background info. HOWEVER, before that step, I think it would be appropriate for you to clarify exactly where MAPA Group's interests lie. I have read MAPA Group's entire web site and while it's very impr...
by tmckissick
Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:32 pm
Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
Topic: Stirling engines for the third world
Replies: 77
Views: 249751

Response to Stirling engines for the third world

<t>Drummond,<br/> <br/> Good discussion. I enjoy it and hope that the other members do as well.<br/> <br/> However, I still must stand my ground. The Stirling Cycle is nothing more and nothing less than heating a gas to get it to expand and perform work followed by the reverse. The equipment to acco...
by tmckissick
Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:32 pm
Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
Topic: Stirling engines for the third world
Replies: 80
Views: 320768

Response to Stirling engines for the third world

<t>Drummond,<br/> <br/> Good discussion. I enjoy it and hope that the other members do as well.<br/> <br/> However, I still must stand my ground. The Stirling Cycle is nothing more and nothing less than heating a gas to get it to expand and perform work followed by the reverse. The equipment to acco...
by tmckissick
Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:51 am
Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
Topic: Stirling engines for the third world
Replies: 77
Views: 249751

Response to Stirling engines for the third world

<t>Drummond,<br/> <br/> There you go again, letting yourself get confined by that box. 70 years of development has zero to do with future development. Statistically, yes, but technically zilch. How long before the problem gets solved? 17, 71 or 171 years? Try not to quote past experience in explaini...
by tmckissick
Wed Dec 12, 2007 11:51 am
Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
Topic: Stirling engines for the third world
Replies: 80
Views: 320768

Response to Stirling engines for the third world

<t>Drummond,<br/> <br/> There you go again, letting yourself get confined by that box. 70 years of development has zero to do with future development. Statistically, yes, but technically zilch. How long before the problem gets solved? 17, 71 or 171 years? Try not to quote past experience in explaini...
by tmckissick
Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:14 am
Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
Topic: Stirling engines for the third world
Replies: 77
Views: 249751

Response to Stirling engines for the third world

<t>Mr. Hislop,<br/> <br/> While I recognize your years of experience and effort in this area, I think you 'have lost that lovin feelin', so to speak. The heart of the US is innovation and it doesn't happen in the big corporations. Been there, walked away from that. Here's a short story to make my po...
by tmckissick
Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:14 am
Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
Topic: Stirling engines for the third world
Replies: 80
Views: 320768

Response to Stirling engines for the third world

<t>Mr. Hislop,<br/> <br/> While I recognize your years of experience and effort in this area, I think you 'have lost that lovin feelin', so to speak. The heart of the US is innovation and it doesn't happen in the big corporations. Been there, walked away from that. Here's a short story to make my po...
by tmckissick
Fri May 11, 2007 5:54 am
Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
Topic: Stirling engines for the third world
Replies: 77
Views: 249751

Response to Stirling engines for the third world

<r>Ok Ken (and all), I'll take you up on your offer. I have been heading up a small international team to design just such a system for the last 5 years. We've created a completely different engine design which has much better efficiency, becomes more efficient as it's built in larger versions, is m...
by tmckissick
Fri May 11, 2007 5:54 am
Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
Topic: Stirling engines for the third world
Replies: 80
Views: 320768

Response to Stirling engines for the third world

<r>Ok Ken (and all), I'll take you up on your offer. I have been heading up a small international team to design just such a system for the last 5 years. We've created a completely different engine design which has much better efficiency, becomes more efficient as it's built in larger versions, is m...
by tmckissick
Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:14 am
Forum: Waste Heat
Topic: Power Gen from a residential boiler?
Replies: 5
Views: 35878

Response to Power Gen from a residential boiler?

<r>Greg,<br/> <br/> You're on the right track, however there is more to this question than whether something's available yet. The first issue is that since the Stirling would benefit more from the higher temp differential, it needs to receive the heat first with the boiler receiving it's waste heat....