Open Source Stirling Engine
Contents
Basics
- A heat engine that uses a difference in temperature to produce rotary motion
- In essence the reverse of a heat pump
- Is highly durable and can use any source of heat (Fire, Solar, Steam, Hot Liquid (Water, or something like liquid salt, Even Nuclear Decay)
Used For
- External Combustion Engines
- Electricity Generators
- Thermal Energy Storage
- Striling Cryocoolers (When modified and run as a heat pump)
Industry Standards
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Existing Open Source Designs
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=Minimum Viable Product
- Durable
- Cheap to Make
- Can be made with microfactory built components
- As efficient as possible
Basic Design
Cold Side Heatsink
- Use a large metal plate with a "shoe" for sliding in different radiator modules (such as a large metal plate, a waterblock, or directly to a furnace roof)
Hot Side Heatsink
- Use a large metal plate with a "shoe" for sliding in different radiator modules (such as a large metal plate, a waterblock, or directly to a furnace roof)
Pistons
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Crankshaft
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Flywheel
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BOM
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See Also
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