How Small an Engine?

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stan.hornbaker
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How Small an Engine?

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A mini-Wankel engine can be seen
at:
Smaller than a quarter! It works and the set up operaion is shown.
It may be too delicate a job but why not a mini-Stirling? This would
be a real challenge for a watchmaker or a home machinist with
precision machines.
s/Stan
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William,They are being made ... just don't ask the price. ;-)http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/tmsb/Stirling.html
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Post by iron_goober »

This is pretty dang small too....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dICFVknQ7_Q

I thought this was so neat.
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Post by stan.hornbaker »

Check out the photo at the top right hand corner of this page:
Just about thumb nail size!
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