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Nice one.

Sent a request to get it from the Lawrence Tech University library and have it sent to the local university. How many pages is it? i can't seem to find the info online.

If one wants to get lost in the math, the best book I've come across is "Principles and Applications of Stirling Engines" by C. D. West (ISBN: 0442292732). Its no longer in print, but I found one at my local library. This book goes through the math, but does it in a very practical way, wh...

....You should throw the caculator away and start building the engine. Those who get lost in the math just end up with a pile of parts and going back to the chauk board doesn't advance the construction process. You have the hot cyl. and displacer missing? Start cutting metal. Make the displacer abo...

Look at GENOASTIRLING. Modern materials, modern bearings proberbly double the power of the equivalent 19th century motor. Not really related, I do some work at a local museum where we have an old water turbine, the rotor is about 30" in diameter,producing about 3hp with a 16ft head. I'v been t...

I agree with you that many involved in the usual engines "wire and tin cans", or nearly so, and do not make engines that produce a little work "measured". I agree, but I don't think their goal was to produce power in the first place. They are toys and those building them are wel...

I would buy a reproduction of the 8" Rider-Ericsson today if one were available. With modern materials and construction methods these engines could last a very long time and supply power for a great many applications. These simple engines would be easy for anyone with a basic mechanical abilit...

I think you say the displacer is 4.025", I would suggest that this is a bit short, 6" is nearer the mark. In your diagram can the cylinder be arranged so that the water jacket is a little nearer to the top of the table, this also would lower thehot end, and the center of gravity (help to ...

I'm Ferraccio from Italy. Compliments for your remarkable work, in materials and in images! Thank you, but most of the work isn't mine. The picture is one I found on the internet, and the digital renderings were done by a friend of mine. I will post pictures of the actual unit soon. Before to give ...

animation showing displacer housing, displacer piston, and stroke

Thanks for the responses guys. Here's 2 animations of what I have so far. Everything is to scale. Please note the engine is running backwards. http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/kaltblutig624/th_Working.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a49/kaltblutig624/th_Working1.jpg Clicking on the image sh...

Hi all. My name is Mark and I live in Grand rapids Michigan. I recently "discovered and unfinished Stirling engine project and I am in the process of completing it. It appears to be a 1/4-1/3 scale model of an Ericsson Hot air engine. Not sure exactly what the history of it is, but it appears t...