I designed the engine to see how simple one could be made from easily avaiable items. A lathe is not essential can be made with hand tools and drill.Plans and instructions are available from me.
Posts Tagged ‘STIRLING’
Stirling Cycle Engine from Tin cans
Written by Tools on Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 in Hand Tools.
Tags: cans, cycle, Engine, from, STIRLING
Jim’s Coffee Cup Stirling Engine (Close Up)
Written by Tools on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 in Hand Tools.
Tags: Close, coffee, Engine, Jim's, STIRLING
Visit stirlingbuilder.com for more details and instructions about building your own Stirling engine. This is a Coffee Cup Stirling Engine of my own design. It was built with simple hand tools. This is video of an early “test run” with parts still taped temporarily in place. I had hope that I could make it run from heat of the hand, but that did not work out. It runs well on a cup of hot water.
HK1 Tin Can Stirling Engine Plans, DIY Science Projects
Written by Tools on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011 in Hand Tools.
Tags: Engine, PLANS, Projects, Science, STIRLING
Somebody built this and sent it in. They used the Tin Can Stirling Engine Plans from comptune.com These plans were among the first available on the internet for tin can Stirling engines. Now of course there are others. Still, this is a proven design that has been used to win several science fairs. These plans offer more than just the design and diagrams. They explain the technique I use for making these small projects out of metal. Stirling engines are easy to build. These plans can be put together in just a few hours using simple hand tools. It took me a lot longer to write the plans and draw all the sketches than it did to build it. As a kid, I once thought “Sterling” was the correct spelling but I later learned that these engines are named after Robert Sterling, a clever clergyman in the 1800’s, who added a “regenerator” to a regular heat engine to improve efficiency. Today, with modern materials, Stirling engines are getting another look because of their ability to use any heat / cold source for power! I have run a model like this one on liquid nitrogen as well as ice.
STIRLING ENGINE ELECTRIC GENERATOR SOLAR POWER FRESNEL LENS No Load Test
Written by Tools on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 in Plumbing Fixtures.
Tags: Electric, Engine, FRESNEL, Generator, LENS, Load, Power, Solar, STIRLING, Test
www.greenpowerscience.com This is a small 24v DC geared motor I attached to one of our Small Stirling Engines using plumbing fixtures for a mount. This is a NO LOAD TEST. The maximum voltage was 22v DC and the estimate was 300 mA. So this can produce about 6.5 watts with this simple setup. I am working on a more efficient process. Due to the weather, NO LOADS were tested today but I have tested some LEDs and small DC motors with good results. I will expand this test when we get better sunny days. Summers in the Sunshine State are 150 days of clouds:-)