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5779
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Jun 1, 2004
11:42 am
5780
Update: the book is in (less than three weeks) and I will get it today. Stay tuned....
the_maniacal_engineer
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Jun 4, 2004
7:42 pm
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hello, I am the student of sdm engineering college dharwad(karnataka) INDIA.we are doing the project on stirling engine.we had down loaded the design of the ...
raghavendrakale kale
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Jun 8, 2004
9:44 am
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... ADVERTISEMENT [click here] ... Hi....Try dabbing a little stop-cock grease on piston. Your chem lab probably has some. Its failry viscous and holds up...
Dr. Dave Richers
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Jun 8, 2004
12:12 pm
5783
Generally the pistons of a Stirling or other small hot air engines use NO lubrication and depend on low surface friction between the piston and cylinder. Even...
Tom Gentry
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Jun 8, 2004
3:32 pm
5784
Tom is right, but I am not sure what they do in this Japanese case. I have seen the sights with glass syringes and glass pistons, but did not read them...
the_maniacal_engineer
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Jun 8, 2004
9:45 pm
5785
Which is why Senft recommended to use graphite piston for LDTS (low differential temperature stirlng engine) since they self-lubricate. But wat about HDTS?...
ah boy
cheongchunsiong
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Jun 9, 2004
1:16 pm
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ALL: I assume the Japanese site is the one at: <http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~khirata/english/make.htm> Several plans, some using glass syringes. If the glass...
stanhbaker
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Jun 9, 2004
1:18 pm
5787
You can use graphite in the high temp engine as well. It is remarkably stable with low expansion. I have used it in steel, glass, and brass cylinders with...
Rick Topf
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Jun 9, 2004
1:52 pm
5788
... that this would have an adverse effect, however. Does this imply that the amount of "real" work a stirling can perform is insignificant? What about fitting...
Dr. Dave Richers
mtevans_gs
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Jun 9, 2004
2:42 pm
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Isnt graphite cant stand high temperature, and they are rather soft? Does anyone has any data on graphite's property? I have asked one of the workshop to help...
ah boy
cheongchunsiong
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Jun 10, 2004
1:38 pm
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In my experiance, its not so much that the output of a Stirling is insignifcant, but that many of the designs I see have pistons that are sized for much higher...
Rick Topf
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Jun 10, 2004
2:04 pm
5791
I have been following this post and was considering some options for piston material design. Anyone considered ceramic coatings. Here's a link to a company...
Bill Williams
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Jun 10, 2004
3:28 pm
5792
Here is the site: http://www.nmri.go.jp/eng/khirata/stirling/ecoboy/history/#pring they call them W-type piston rings ... <snip> ... the ... machining...
the_maniacal_engineer
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Jun 10, 2004
4:36 pm
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John Archibald has some posts showing teflon cup seals. and mick collins uses rulon cup seals is some of his engines This site ...
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the_maniacal...
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Jun 10, 2004
4:37 pm
5794
hello vipond50, I found the website for the coatings interesting, but I am not sure how they would be used in a Stirling. The problem of piston fit in a...
Rick Topf
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Jun 11, 2004
2:01 pm
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http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=637532004...
the_maniacal_engineer
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Jun 15, 2004
9:48 pm
5796
There is a significant number of egregious errors in this piece. So much so that it nullifies any credence it might otherwise lend to the cause. Sad but true. ...
Tom Gentry
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Jun 16, 2004
4:15 am
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(copied from a similar post on HAES) From all that I have read, both in books and on the net, it seems that there are a couple of major hurdles for Stirling...
the_maniacal_engineer
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Jun 16, 2004
2:01 pm
5798
I thought that developing a way to design an effective heat exchanger was the primary goal of this group! at least I hope it is. Once that paradigm is...
Tom Gentry
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Jun 16, 2004
2:17 pm
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an interesting article on "engineered surfaces" http://www.machinedesign.com/ASP/viewSelectedArticle.asp?strArticleId=56801&strSite=MDSite...
the_maniacal_engineer
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Jun 22, 2004
2:18 pm
5800
Working on a design of a Walking Beam Engine. Does anyone have any input on balancing the engine. Should the opposite end of the Walking Beam be counter...
Bill Williams
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Jun 26, 2004
3:36 pm
5801
Hi, Your balance scheme seems about right. There should also be some counter-weight on the flywheel to give a "gravity assist" to the compression cycle of the...
Rick Topf
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Jun 26, 2004
4:38 pm
5802
Hi Rick The size of the proto is a scaled up version of the tin can motor I assembled a couple weeks ago. The Materials on this proto is steel. Once i have...
Bill Williams
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Jun 26, 2004
4:56 pm
5803
Hi again Bill, It's fustrating that plans are not readily avaiable, especially in for larger engines to do real work. I like your idea to use a parabolic...
Rick Topf
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Jun 28, 2004
2:10 pm
5804
Hi Rick Thank you for the valuable information relating to displace clearances. I've been reviewing a concept of incorporating two pistons with one displacer....
Bill Williams
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Jun 29, 2004
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SESUSA members (that's you) are invited to visit our YahooGroup homepage, and click on the Database link or go directly here: ...
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Jul 1, 2004
11:22 am
5806
Hi Bill, Sorry it took a few days to get back to you. I have been thinking about your double piston idea. It's not clear to me what adavantage this would have...
Rick Topf
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Jul 2, 2004
4:17 pm
5807
Hi Rick The dual piston concept was a thought of reducing heat or cold phase transfer irregularities, thus increasing engine efficiency’s. The cross...
Bill Williams
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Jul 3, 2004
2:56 am
5808
When creating an engine to perform a particular task, a good place to start is to determine the work per cycle to be performed and how rapidly this cycle can...
Tom
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