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quick update: We managed to seal the cylinders air-tight. We used an extra sealing from silicone rubber, that is used for baking cookies or something like that. It is the material that is also be used for cupcake forms ect. When we decided to test, we saw the crankshaft was not good. We secured the ...

Thank you for your answers! @Ian S C I know i can use RTV silicone, and i have it at home, so i could do that, but i don't like to use that, because then the engine can't be disassembled easy. The rods are perfect, it's stainless steel. If you compare them with other rods, they're very smooth. they ...

So, as told earlier i assembled the engine on monday. All went according to plan. Tuesday we (I and my friend) started to try and get the engine to run. We started with small tea lights. That didn't work, so we moved to something that gives more heat, alcohol burnpaste. At least we even tried with a...

Thank you blade! Hopefully we're able to get the engine running soon. About the plastic piece around the bearing: In Dutch it is called a 'klembeugel' Translated into English you get 'clamp' or 'clamp bracket' In the Netherlands you can find it in hardware stores. It is used to mount a water pipe to...

So, that is all the info i have so far. I hope you like it, but i'm most sure you will. Devided the various sorts of applications in separate messages to keep it clear. I have a question also: You have a very nice collection of photo's here on the forum, i really like it. Do you have all the origina...

The Stirling Engine Lawnmower The lawnmower On the photo is Frits Philips, in that time director of Philips N.V. info from a person that is at the picture: I worked on that mower myself and am at this photo, wich is never seen before. Frits Philips had always been raised as a patron for the develop...

The Stirling Engine yacht 'Johan de Witt' The yacht The yacht has been in use between 1959 and 1977. It was powered by a 40 Hp, single cylinder Stirling Engine. The working as was Hydrogen, with a pressure of 165 Bar. The engine has changed over the years, it was a test setup. Nice story is that a ...

the Philips Stirling Bus The chassis of the bus was built bij DAF, a dutch company, and further built on the instructions of Philips N.V. The bus is on license plate since the 30th June of 1970 a few photo's of the Stirlingcoach, not specifically the engine: The Stirlingbus in 2006, fitted with a D...

I've been busy yesterday. I went to the shed to fix the light on my bicycle and ended up working on the stirling engine. Even cleaned up a bit of workspace so we can put the engine clean together. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/577/uemh.jpg Already had assembled the diaphragm-support: h...

Currently in a test-week, so no time yet.

Will post a bit of information about the bus, mower and boat after the testweek.

with wich programs can this be opened?

I tried Autodesk Inventor but that didn't work. Will try Solidworks in the near future.

Maybe you can try to save it in another format? I'd like to look at the model!

I have a brochure(scan) from Philips about the Bus powered with a Stirling engine. I can publish it on the internet, but the images are good quality, so it are bigger files. Does anybody know a good service where i can post them? It are .jpg images of >1.5 mb. If people are interested in it, i can u...

Thanks for the replies! When the engine is ready, i'll be building a prony brake, or just making a little setup to test the power. I also got a nice explanation from instructables.com I post it below, maybe someone can use it. P=Power, W T=Torque, Nm N=Engine rotational speed, RPM Mechanical energy ...

updates not coming as soon as hoped... We had to finish our final assignment and hand it in. That was a lot of paperwork, but we managed it. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/534/n66y.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/689/rcdj.jpg We already got it back, and we got a 9,5 for ...

Aluminium in general is not the best choice for SE's. Not only for the bearing surface, but is also has a relatively low melting point, what sort of burner are you going to use? Also aluminium will expand a little bit with heat i believe? I don't know if aluminium pistons give problems? correct me i...