Cans and glass syringes
Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:46 am
Hello,
Great site hope you can help.
I teach Engineering Studies near Melbourne, Australia. Stumbled across
the Stirling engine when looking for machining projects for 15 to 18
year olds. Looks good have collected quite a few ideas and started a
couple of projects. The questions I have at the moment are to do with
a tin can engine that uses a piece of balloon as a diaphragm. I have
used a can as the pressure cylinder that has corrugated ribbing in it
as a wall stiffener would the flow across this ribbing prevent my
engine from running?
Also I am half way through a LSE Stirling that I acquired the drawings
for from a Japanese website. Any knowledge or tips in regard to this
one.It uses glass syringes as piston and cylinder.
thanks
Great site hope you can help.
I teach Engineering Studies near Melbourne, Australia. Stumbled across
the Stirling engine when looking for machining projects for 15 to 18
year olds. Looks good have collected quite a few ideas and started a
couple of projects. The questions I have at the moment are to do with
a tin can engine that uses a piece of balloon as a diaphragm. I have
used a can as the pressure cylinder that has corrugated ribbing in it
as a wall stiffener would the flow across this ribbing prevent my
engine from running?
Also I am half way through a LSE Stirling that I acquired the drawings
for from a Japanese website. Any knowledge or tips in regard to this
one.It uses glass syringes as piston and cylinder.
thanks