Stirling powered refrigerator

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ruden
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Stirling powered refrigerator

Post by ruden »

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
russell
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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?
poche
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Post by poche »

Yes..

www.globalcooling.com

there unit is very efficient

bptdude___2569
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Post by bptdude___2569 »


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
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