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http://www.stirlingengine.com/file-storage/download/double_action.jpg?version_id=252 As I said before, just thinking out loud and wondering what might come of it... -Stefan Comment: The pressures on the double acting piston will more than likely not be balanced throughout the cycle. This will resul...

Daniel Lyonett, living near Paris, has been building Stirling engines for a number of years.
Visit his web site at: <http://www.moteur-stirling.com/modeles.htm>
Go about 1/2 way down page to see his latest large dual Stirling engine amd links to 4 videos of it in operation.

stanhbaker

Re: http://www.stirlingengine.com/file-storage/download/double_action.jpg?version_id=252 As I said before, just thinking out loud and wondering what might come of it... -Stefan I've been trying to figure out Why Bother? It would be an interesting display or demo engine. Still not a serious power co...

Decreasing friction, reducing dead space, improving temperature separation, and ensuring a closed (sealed) system all make the engine more efficient (more power per unit heat energy). -Stefan Stefan, Jumpers: DO NOT SEAL an LTD Stirling Asolutely Leak Tight. It will bind up as the overall/average i...

Let me kindly suggest that you get your hands on some of the text books on Stirling engine theory and design before launching such a project. The ST-5 Stirling had an output of approx 5 HP and was considerably smaller and much heavier than you might expect. The hot end had to be well over 1000 deg.F...

Something(s) to think about: ========================== The Stirling is a Strange Beast! The kinematics of the common beta configuration results in ~sinusoidal motion of both displacer and piston due to slider crank mechanism. QUESTIONS: 1. What effect does this have on the operation? 2. Is this of ...

It looked somthing like, but you didn't get a good look at it and it wasn't mentioned. It may have been the Canadian made Free Breeze. A stove top unit to heat a cabin in the woods. http://www.mealtimestoves.on.ca/freebreeze.html IIRC the price is higher that the "Heat Wave" and not as ne...

OK It's a double acting cylinder/(piston). Now how do you arrange the two displacer cylinders, 180 deg. apart? Add a throw to the crankshaft and now you require two furnaces (heat sources)! What is the advantage of a double acting cylinder/(piston) arrangement? Looks to be more trouble than it's wor...

Has there been much work done on dual acting cylinders for Stirling engines? (A dual acting cylinder is commonly found on 20th century steam locomotives. It is a design in which steam flows into a chamber first on one side of the power piston and then the other side, functionally acting as a two cy...

stanhbaker wrote:A new book is expected to be published in about 90 days. Written by Dr. Merrick Lockwood it details the trials and tribulations of
manufacturing an ST-5 in south east Asia. stanhbaker

You can get a few pictures from the book to view with jpg viewer at:
<http://haes.cegonha.org>

I hope this forum is able to pick up a bit... maybe everyone is too busy in the shop? I am thinking about posting some pictures as I go, but wont be bothered if this site remains so quiet :sad: Cheers[/i] Every post by anyone increaces the activity of this site! :grin: There are Stirling engine for...

A new book is expected to be published in about 90 days. Written by Dr. Merrick Lockwood it details the trials and tribulations of manufacturing an ST-5 in south east Asia. You can check out the advance descriptions at http://www.stirlingengine.com/ecommerce/product.tcl?product_id=84 or go to http:/...

Was it the "Heat Wave" Stirling fan?
Go to : <thermalengines.com>

At one time BE (Before Elictrification) Stirling engines power phonographs, sewing machines and fans. Electric motors replaced them as they were ready at a moments notice and flexible in operation. The "Kyko" fan was made and sold in both the USA and GB in the early 1900's, and were still ...

Ivo Kolin in his book "Isothermal Cycle Stirling Engine," 1983? and "Stirling Motor," 1991 used a snap action displacer. Also Hubert Stierhoff has a web site with flat plate stirling engines utilizing the same action. I'll have to hunt up the web site.