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by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 2:35 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted
Replies: 183
Views: 2484

Re: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted

Unless, of course, you don't understand how it works. Then it might seem like it. Tom, you constantly, change the subject from some scientific point, "no orifice", to an attack on the person, "Pretty obviously he doesn't recognize common refrigeration components, even while watching ...
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 2:27 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Does a medium sized SE exist that could charge 12 V car battery properly?
Replies: 18
Views: 8145

Re: Does a medium sized SE exist that could charge 12 V car battery properly?

The eBay ad for those engines says 15 Watts.

Something doesn't add up.
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Does a medium sized SE exist that could charge 12 V car battery properly?
Replies: 18
Views: 8145

Re: Does a medium sized SE exist that could charge 12 V car battery properly?

Does this look legit to you guys? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziZYVbLnSdM Looks way low to me. I can get nearly that much out of one of my small model engines with a cheap coin size generator. A big engine like that should be able to produce much more. Most likely they are using an automotive a...
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 1:29 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted
Replies: 183
Views: 2484

Re: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted

Well, I'm undecided, personally. Just because something can be faked doesn't necessarily mean that it is in all cases. As James Randi said, of course, but, the explanation of how to fake it is probably more likely than the explanation that it works by magic. A simple, small refrigeration/heat pump ...
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 1:16 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: The TRUTH? η = 1 – (Qc / Qh) = 1 – (Tc / Th)
Replies: 539
Views: 28084

Re: The TRUTH? η = 1 – (Qc / Qh) = 1 – (Tc / Th)

Take a bicycle pump, extend it, and block the outlet orifice with your finger. Push the pump handle in and feel the warmth on your finger where it covers the outlet orifice as the air is compressed. That's kinetic energy being converted to heat. No let go of the pump handle. It is forced outwards b...
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: The TRUTH? η = 1 – (Qc / Qh) = 1 – (Tc / Th)
Replies: 539
Views: 28084

Re: The TRUTH? η = 1 – (Qc / Qh) = 1 – (Tc / Th)

The pressure and temperature won't drop if the right amount of heat/energy is being put into the gas as it expands. ... What determines the "right amount"? Aside from the opinion of "Stroller". "Opinion" :laugh: We can calculate the Work W (in the form of heat energy) ...
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted
Replies: 183
Views: 2484

Re: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted

Fool wrote: Thu May 16, 2024 11:36 am That pump is not an orifice.
Who said it was. I've obviously moved on to a different topic.
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 12:07 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted
Replies: 183
Views: 2484

Re: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted

BTW if anyone is tempted (like me) to buy one of those tiny 30 watt football helmet size beer coolers for the compressor : Compress_20240516_144948_8345.jpg Don't bother. I was talking to the stock boy at Big Lots where they had some of these on sale, I said: They couldn't say " Low noise compr...
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 10:30 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: The TRUTH? η = 1 – (Qc / Qh) = 1 – (Tc / Th)
Replies: 539
Views: 28084

Re: The TRUTH? η = 1 – (Qc / Qh) = 1 – (Tc / Th)

.... pressure drops during an isothermal expansion. The pressure and temperature won't drop if the right amount of heat/energy is being put into the gas as it expands. ... What determines the "right amount"? Aside from the opinion of "Stroller". A "perfect" Carnot expa...
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted
Replies: 183
Views: 2484

Re: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted

Is anyone familiar with these inline high pressure fuel pumps? Compress_20240516_124949_9044.jpg Designed for cars with fuel injection. Up to 125 psi MAX. Flow rate 135ltr/hr @ 3bar (35 gal/hr @ 45 psi) Maximum pressure 8.5bar (125 psi) Seems like more than enough pressure. From what I read somewher...
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Kontax KS90v thermal experiments
Replies: 1
Views: 24

Re: Kontax KS90v thermal experiments

One down: https://youtu.be/b8ExVO1WIwc Sounds a bit scratchy to me. Not sure why. This doesn't really seem to be a "heat of your hand" engine. At least I couldn't keep it going on just heat of my hand. It's a fairly warm day though, and it hasn't been broken it at all yet. Runs beautifully...
by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 6:56 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Kontax KS90v thermal experiments
Replies: 1
Views: 24

Kontax KS90v thermal experiments

This is going to take a while:
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by Tom Booth
Thu May 16, 2024 5:56 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Carnot was being too generous
Replies: 16
Views: 197

Re: Carnot was being too generous

It's funny how an "offer that can't be refused", leaves all those inventors, poor, discredited, often I'll, and followed by ever becoming more stubborn fools. Only those that can't be bought. Only the well educated seems capable of seeing through their veil of lies, and self delusion. By ...
by Tom Booth
Wed May 15, 2024 9:56 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted
Replies: 183
Views: 2484

Re: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted

Tom can you unpack that? How would it work without an orifice? I didn't say it would work "without an orifice". Fool claimed: They don't even have an acceptable orifice. Didn't make or install one. Pretty obviously he doesn't recognize common refrigeration components, even while watching ...
by Tom Booth
Wed May 15, 2024 6:45 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted
Replies: 183
Views: 2484

Re: Tesla's Ambient Heat Engine revisted

Fool wrote: Wed May 15, 2024 4:51 am ...They don't even have an acceptable orifice. Didn't make or install one.
...
Case in point.

Apparently you don't know much about refrigeration.

Anyway, I'm adding this to my projects list. The more of these little butane refrigerators
I see, the more convinced I am it can work.