Would there be any Stirling engines around suitable for powering the
compressor of a deep freezer and/or fridge, based on an energy source
such as gas, wood or kerosene?
Regards,
Fridtjov Ruden, Engelsviken, Norway
Stirling powered refrigerator
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Completely worthless, but Stirling engines work backwards, if you spin the engine it will get cold. (err.. one side i assume)
Has anyone built a Stirling cooled refrigerator/cyro cooler?
Has anyone built a Stirling cooled refrigerator/cyro cooler?
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I checked out the globalcooling site.
Way cool.
the specs are:
"The new freezer will be capable of reaching temperatures below -95°C while drawing power from an automobile 12VDC cigarette lighter. Maximum power consumption is typically around 150-180Watts (comparable to headlights). The unit currently weighs in at less than 35lbs and has a cargo capacity of just under 1cu.ft.."
To me, this completes one piece of the grand puzzle.
This would be the device I would use to cool my main Stirling power producing engine, providing cold side engine cooling.
It is nice to see professionally engineered products coming to market.
The video is impressive.
- Joe