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- Wed Sep 02, 2009 1:44 pm
- Forum: Waste Heat
- Topic: waste heat recovery
- Replies: 1
- Views: 24299
waste heat recovery
<t>Defining only the Temperature(s) and/or the Pressure are indadequate to make any kind application evaluation. for a Stirling engine or any other kind of machine. The heat FLOW in BTUs or calories per unit of time and steam flow in pounds/unit of time are also necessary.<br/> <br/> Do you have som...
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:04 pm
- Forum: Stirling Engines for Education
- Topic: Solar Dish Stirling
- Replies: 4
- Views: 37541
Response to Solar Dish Stirling
<t>My best guess is that the cost of the Stirling engine is 1/2 of the total cost. The balance is in the supporting structure(s), mirrors, controls, etc.<br/> <br/> This is a discussion forum sponsored by The American Stirling Company for discussion of any and all aspects of Stirling engines. My fun...
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:23 pm
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: Kender Solar Engine
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16481
Response to Kender Solar Engine
<r>If you will do a little research on Stirling engines you will find that they operate on a gas, usually air but sometimes on helium or hydrogen. Never on a liquid/gas via phase transition. Follows is a link to Dr. Izz's online text book information on thermodynamics and Stirling engines. <URL url=...
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:23 pm
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: Kender Solar Engine
- Replies: 7
- Views: 113398
Response to Kender Solar Engine
<r>If you will do a little research on Stirling engines you will find that they operate on a gas, usually air but sometimes on helium or hydrogen. Never on a liquid/gas via phase transition. Follows is a link to Dr. Izz's online text book information on thermodynamics and Stirling engines. <URL url=...
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:22 am
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: Kender Solar Engine
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16481
Kender Solar Engine
"It is a Stirling engine that uses a turbine instead of pistons." Simply NOT true.
From their own home page they say "Similar to a heat pump or a Stirling engine." They do not claim it to be one! Take note that it is in development and they are looking for investment capital.
From their own home page they say "Similar to a heat pump or a Stirling engine." They do not claim it to be one! Take note that it is in development and they are looking for investment capital.
- Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:22 am
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: Kender Solar Engine
- Replies: 7
- Views: 113398
Kender Solar Engine
"It is a Stirling engine that uses a turbine instead of pistons." Simply NOT true.
From their own home page they say "Similar to a heat pump or a Stirling engine." They do not claim it to be one! Take note that it is in development and they are looking for investment capital.
From their own home page they say "Similar to a heat pump or a Stirling engine." They do not claim it to be one! Take note that it is in development and they are looking for investment capital.
- Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:20 pm
- Forum: Stirling Engines for Education
- Topic: Solar Dish Stirling
- Replies: 4
- Views: 37541
Solar Dish Stirling
<t>"We are conducting some research for a Dish Stirling design"<br/> <br/> You are doing the research. We don't and wont do your job for you but will give some sources to help you proceed. Since I don't have all the information you are looking for at my finger tips and neither the time not inclinati...
- Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:57 am
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: Piston stroke
- Replies: 4
- Views: 18399
Response to Piston stroke
<r>Stroke length of either or both pistons is the least of your problems if you cannot seal the Stirling engine against leakage of the contained gas. <br/> <br/> There are several sources of design information for Stirling engines.<br/> <br/> Dr. Izz at: <URL url="http://www.ent.ohiou.edu/~thermo/">...
- Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:37 am
- Forum: Model Stirling Engines
- Topic: Reversible engines in Stirling Store?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 43792
Response to Reversible engines in Stirling Store?
Kudos on have achieved the objective of demonstrating the principle of applying mechanical input to a Stirling engine to reverse the flow of energy to produce a cooling effect where thermal energy is usually applied as input.
The success of your class demo is assured.
The success of your class demo is assured.
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:30 pm
- Forum: Model Stirling Engines
- Topic: Reversible engines in Stirling Store?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 43792
Response to Reversible engines in Stirling Store?
Quite low. Enough to keep running with a reasonable delta T. These are models and produce very little power. The MM-5 does produce a noticeable breeze from the model air plane propeller.