principals of stirling engine

[electrondady1]

ive become curious about these stirling engines every ones talking about . lots of mention of thenm in the archives but no diagrams or details on how they work.

[monte350c]

Try this story located in the archives:

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2004/10/11/201010/45

Fun!

Ted.

[stop4stuff]

a quick google for 'stirling engine' brings up loadsa pages...

try http://www.stirlingengine.com

or for some rotary heat engines try;

http://www.rotarystirlingengines.com

or for moving cylinder types, try;

http://members.aol.com/hstierhof/index.html

or an idea i had a while ago;

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2004/12/7/204910/690

[Kwazai]

simplest explanation is heated expanding gas does work- then cools and goes thru the cycle again. stirling cycle is typically closed-meaning the same gas is used over and over again, ericcson cycle is typically open-fresh air charge each time.

rankine cycles are steam cycles -same principle-heated expanding gas does work- then cools.

there are lots of little tricks that have been used to make them more efficient, but generally the higher the temperature difference the higher the efficiency.

L8r

Mike

[nanotech]

Best I've found was here.....

http://travel.howstuffworks.com/stirling-engine.htm

[Kwazai]

fluidyne pump theory-just hit this last week.

http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y2001/rpt/27113.pdf

Mike