Stirling engine project help
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 3:37 pm
Hi
My goal is to make stirling engine that produces atleast 50w (and + pressuration). My idea is to make generator which is able to use camp fire, cottage firplace or "kiuas".I have acces to lathe in school but only few months so i dont have much time experimenting with design. I have read Andy ross book of making engine online, but it didnt have any dimensions for parts.
I like the design of the engine in this video (below).
https://youtu.be/LLzFi9aZcBM
It is alpha with yoke drive, but im not sure will i make it with yoke or normal. if i have understood right, there is regenerator in longer cylinder but im not sure how to calculate design for it or how long it should be (how close to hot end).
I will post someday my visions in pictures here.
so my questions are.
1) is there any plans for that engine?
2) if i try to design this by myself how i make regenerator?
3) is yoke best way to drive pistons?
4) will v positioning in cylinders matter?
This is my first post here and i have pretty bad english.
If i achieve my goal i planned to post some kind of documentaion so anyone else could build same. i havent yet found any only tin can toys.
My goal is to make stirling engine that produces atleast 50w (and + pressuration). My idea is to make generator which is able to use camp fire, cottage firplace or "kiuas".I have acces to lathe in school but only few months so i dont have much time experimenting with design. I have read Andy ross book of making engine online, but it didnt have any dimensions for parts.
I like the design of the engine in this video (below).
https://youtu.be/LLzFi9aZcBM
It is alpha with yoke drive, but im not sure will i make it with yoke or normal. if i have understood right, there is regenerator in longer cylinder but im not sure how to calculate design for it or how long it should be (how close to hot end).
I will post someday my visions in pictures here.
so my questions are.
1) is there any plans for that engine?
2) if i try to design this by myself how i make regenerator?
3) is yoke best way to drive pistons?
4) will v positioning in cylinders matter?
This is my first post here and i have pretty bad english.
If i achieve my goal i planned to post some kind of documentaion so anyone else could build same. i havent yet found any only tin can toys.