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by ToddW_00
Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:38 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Stirling engine go-kart?
Replies: 12
Views: 26796

How about a stirling generator/electric go-kart? Could have a battery and solar panel for buffering and quicker starts.

Have never posted here that I can remember??? 4 posts??? but I admire everyones enthusiasm so I thought I'd say Hi :smile:
by ToddW_00
Thu May 11, 2006 7:42 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: crank angle
Replies: 9
Views: 51603

Been just eyeballing it myself. I would think that the volume relationship determines compression as the flywheel is going "over the top." More compression would mean power lost to the flywheel itself cuz it would need to be bigger but usuable torque should be there somewhere. As soon as w...
by ToddW_00
Tue May 09, 2006 12:55 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Is anyone out there?
Replies: 3
Views: 50567

I'll be keeping a lookout from time to time. I've been working on a model myself but its still just an animation on solidworks at this point. I'm in the collecting phase and it will take awhile as I'm not using cans. Except for the displacer pistion! I found using the larger tuna/chicken cans fit in...
by ToddW_00
Tue May 09, 2006 12:41 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Commercial uses for Stirling Engines(?)
Replies: 10
Views: 52488

New guy full of opinions. Coleman makes a stirling cooler/refridgerator. Uses a rotary version though. I've seen refridgerators on a few websites, mainly for marine applications. They use the rotary type also but their goal is to move refridgerant so as to remove heat. They're very economical but st...