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I guess it will not work at least with these kind of bellows. Maybe more rigid ones make better choice. Bellows get deformed and absorb compression.

I think i make cold side bellow stroke shorter and I will try to intsall spring. Maybe change conf like that one http://makezine.com/images/07/stirlingengine.pdf
It makes air transmission faster.

I really love the design.Bellows alpha and your con rod offset. Iam pretty primitive in my own stirlings ,so more of a moral support. All I can think of ,is the system air tight? Does the power piston (bellow) feel pressurized when heated or is it loose like when not running? When you ran it with a...

theropod2 wrote:Are you sure you're turning the crank in the right direction?

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Same as here http://www.akuamarin.com/stirling/
and i have tried both ways but no result.

I made some mods. I installed regenerator and hot side heating pipe. Removed heavy flywheel but still nothing. What do you think where`s the problem. here is video powered by drill to see how its work at high speed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbQqikXRmuQ and here is test with heating gas burner t...

Thanks for reply`s. I will make the flywheel lighter and maybe balance it. i heated the hot end pipe with gas burner but nothing. Also one problem may be the hot end bellow. If heated it becomes quite soft and deforms. E: Is the pipe between hot and cold bellow too long? Maybe need to change configu...

Hi to all. I`m new here and want to ask your opinion. i find this site http://www.akuamarin.com/stirling/ and tried to make same engine but i cant get it working. My engine without heat is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjbTnlmCQBc&list=UUyLLqCXvc0iCCgv9p4wL06g&index=1 Would this concep...