stovetop engine, and maybe more.
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 5:26 pm
good day everyone
i am new here, hoping to find a bit of information about stirling engines.
my project:
i spend a lot of time in the bush, off grid camping.
i built a small toy hauler out of a stock enclosed trailer. included a wood stove, insulation, solar panels, beds, led lights, external shower, cpu fans used as ceiling fans. it works great except there is always a potential upgrade to do.
this year i would like to include a stirling engine on that wood stove to help moving a bit more air than my eco-fan. if i could also include a small generator to that engine, it would be the very best of the best. all i need to produce is 2 amps at 12 volts(24 watts) and it could allow me to use all lights and fans in the trailer, and recharge my batteries at the SAME time. note: the whole thing draw about 1.5 amps. mainly, i want to move a lot of air. at -25 degres like i had last week, its rough and transforming that hot stove into a hot stove with a good fan is what i need.
my 2nd upgrade i have in mind is a powered fire pit, built out of a propane tank(been venting for 6 months now, i think its ready to try setting it on fire)
the idea being:
cooking on gas is great except when i run out of gas. i however never run out of wood. the main idea was to use peltiers and make a turbo powered eco-fan, push all that air in that stove and get it to heat as much as possible(look at the bio-lite, imagine it 10 times bigger and hotter). all i want to use it to is boil large amounts of water and fry bacon in the morning. a stirling engine might be potentially capable of providing that energy that i need there, except i would require a way to trottle it up and down.
anyways.
i guess that explains why i am here, and what i will be doing for the next few weeks.
luckily i have a lathe and a mill at home, the machining part shouldnt be the hardest part. its the types of motors and the desing i need to figure out.
lots of fun comming soon.
see you guys
i am new here, hoping to find a bit of information about stirling engines.
my project:
i spend a lot of time in the bush, off grid camping.
i built a small toy hauler out of a stock enclosed trailer. included a wood stove, insulation, solar panels, beds, led lights, external shower, cpu fans used as ceiling fans. it works great except there is always a potential upgrade to do.
this year i would like to include a stirling engine on that wood stove to help moving a bit more air than my eco-fan. if i could also include a small generator to that engine, it would be the very best of the best. all i need to produce is 2 amps at 12 volts(24 watts) and it could allow me to use all lights and fans in the trailer, and recharge my batteries at the SAME time. note: the whole thing draw about 1.5 amps. mainly, i want to move a lot of air. at -25 degres like i had last week, its rough and transforming that hot stove into a hot stove with a good fan is what i need.
my 2nd upgrade i have in mind is a powered fire pit, built out of a propane tank(been venting for 6 months now, i think its ready to try setting it on fire)
the idea being:
cooking on gas is great except when i run out of gas. i however never run out of wood. the main idea was to use peltiers and make a turbo powered eco-fan, push all that air in that stove and get it to heat as much as possible(look at the bio-lite, imagine it 10 times bigger and hotter). all i want to use it to is boil large amounts of water and fry bacon in the morning. a stirling engine might be potentially capable of providing that energy that i need there, except i would require a way to trottle it up and down.
anyways.
i guess that explains why i am here, and what i will be doing for the next few weeks.
luckily i have a lathe and a mill at home, the machining part shouldnt be the hardest part. its the types of motors and the desing i need to figure out.
lots of fun comming soon.
see you guys