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Power producing Alpha?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:48 pm
by justin2929
Is there any known working power producing Alpha type stirlings in
existence, at any price or impracticality, or is the engine purely
theoretical?
Response to Power producing Alpha?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:22 pm
by cchagnot
There are many working Stirling Engines both Alpha and Free piston. Some have been highly
refined over the years and a few are nearing commercial production. Sunpower Inc. Has a
number of really good engines but none yet commercially available to the general public. See;
http://www.sunpower.com. Stirling Technology is working to get a 3.7 KW Biomass fired air
engine into production.
http://www.Stirling-tech.com. Infinia also has a number of very good
designs. There are a number of other companies with practical working designs also.
Catherine
Response to Power producing Alpha?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:01 pm
by bptdude___2569
dispite the inability for anybody to give a credit card for a working Stirling to be shipped to your house, in the multi-kilowatts range, there are a handful of projects that have passed a certain threshhold of being able to produce that power with local bio waste burning heat levels, which is where a commercial demand exists in some countries.
the next year or two should have news of several working engines being brought to the market.