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by DIYStirlingGuy
Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:38 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Looking for open source Stirling engine plans.
Replies: 2
Views: 3113

Looking for open source Stirling engine plans.

Hi everyone, I'm looking for good free open source Stirling engine plans that I can list links to on my Stirling engine resource website. I Already have a list of Stirling engine plans here they're near the bottom of the page. I'd like to add as many as possible. So if anyone knows of any please let...
by DIYStirlingGuy
Tue Jan 08, 2013 7:31 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Worlds first Downloadable Stirling Engine Kit
Replies: 2
Views: 2895

Re: Worlds first Downloadable Stirling Engine Kit

Awesome! Thanks for the referral!

Also, if you ever see anything you think is worth writing about please let me know. I'm always looking for new content.
by DIYStirlingGuy
Sat Jan 05, 2013 9:25 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Worlds first Downloadable Stirling Engine Kit
Replies: 2
Views: 2895

Worlds first Downloadable Stirling Engine Kit

Hi everyone, I just finished an article on the Worlds first Downloadable Stirling Engine Kit . This is an engine designed and built by Doug Conner from Solar Heat Engines.com. He's made a few changes lately which allowed for a printed displacer and a printed power piston. More details and links to h...
by DIYStirlingGuy
Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:35 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: New member - hello :)
Replies: 2
Views: 4124

Re: New member - hello :)

I looked at your links. I wish I had time to build as many engines as you have. Great work!
by DIYStirlingGuy
Mon Dec 03, 2012 8:08 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: build, buy a kit, or wait
Replies: 7
Views: 6724

Re: build, buy a kit, or wait

Glad to help. I'm still learning too.

Justin
by DIYStirlingGuy
Mon Dec 03, 2012 6:34 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: build, buy a kit, or wait
Replies: 7
Views: 6724

Re: build, buy a kit, or wait

Ron,

This page has some good numbers on Thermal Conductivity and Specific Heat Capacity.

http://koolance.com/cooling101-heat-transfer

Justin
by DIYStirlingGuy
Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:38 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Stirling Engines with Supercritical Fluids?
Replies: 9
Views: 10591

Re: Stirling Engines with Supercritical Fluids?

Here's a good video demonstration of a supercritical fluid transition. It looks a lot like the superfluid transition in the liquid helium video.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBRdBrnIlTQ[/youtube]
by DIYStirlingGuy
Wed Nov 14, 2012 6:09 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Strange thermal efficiency at super low temperatures
Replies: 2
Views: 3053

Re: Strange thermal efficiency at super low temperatures

Thanks for the link, vamoose!

That's a great calculator! It really lets you play around with the numbers. This is a good one to add to my site.

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My Stirling information site is http://diystirlingengine.com/
by DIYStirlingGuy
Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:09 am
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: Strange thermal efficiency at super low temperatures
Replies: 2
Views: 3053

Strange thermal efficiency at super low temperatures

I was reading "An Introduction to Low Temperature Differential Stirling Engines" by Jame R. Senft and was messing around with the Carnot Thermal Efficiency equation and found something interesting. The formula goes like this T h -T c /T h =Carnot Thermal Efficiency. So if you're looking at...
by DIYStirlingGuy
Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:54 pm
Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
Topic: New to the forum
Replies: 0
Views: 10987

New to the forum

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and Stirling engines. I just recently purchased Jim Larsen's "Quick and Easy Stirling Engine" and build my first soda can Stirling Engine. Here' a link to my engine on Youtube: Quick And Easy Stirling Engine tribute I've been searching or Information on DI...