New design

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New design

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I have been working on a new design. This will eliminate several moving parts by incorperating the displacer and the flywheel/crankshaft into one unit. I haven't seen this done before, but should work, and more efficiently than the traditional method. Also using two engines with the backside of the power cylinders connected will increase the efficiency of both engines (engines 180 out of phase with each other). This part of the design is based on the large 4 cylinder stirling engines used on solar dishes. I am working up the parts to build it now. The prototype will use 2 hedger engine cylinders (with cooling fins). Each engine will have 2 rotary displacers hooked to the connecting rod and output shaft. Any comments or advice you may have to share would be greatly appreciated.
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