Free 186 More Best Homemade Tools eBook:  
New: 300+ fresh build posts/day from 275 forums → BuildThreads.com

User Tag List

Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: 16-cylinder gas-powered Stirling engine - video

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Supporting Member Altair's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Posts
    12,020
    Thanks
    1,365
    Thanked 31,315 Times in 10,051 Posts
    New: BuildThreads.com - 300+ build posts/day (with photos)

  2. The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to Altair For This Useful Post:

    KustomsbyKent (Dec 23, 2020), mwmkravchenko (Dec 19, 2020), nova_robotics (Dec 19, 2020), tuchie (Dec 16, 2024), will52100 (Dec 19, 2020)

  3. #2
    Supporting Member mklotz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Location
    LA, CA, USA
    Posts
    3,720
    Thanks
    376
    Thanked 7,192 Times in 2,348 Posts

    mklotz's Tools
    Technically, it's an eight (power) cylinder engine. The displacement chambers (the ones being heated), supply expanding air to the eight power cylinders behind the prop but do not directly supply any power to the prop. In fact, the motion of the displacers is supplied by the power pistons.
    ---
    Regards, Marv

    Smart phones are to people what laser pointers are to cats
    Homo sapiens is a goal, not a definition

  4. The Following User Says Thank You to mklotz For This Useful Post:

    Altair (Dec 22, 2020)

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •