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6841
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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Mar 2, 2006
12:45 am
6842
Leonardo Scollo, Can you be more specific as to what you're looking for, or what you're trying to accomplish? If it's energy generation you're interested in,...
mphillipps2
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Mar 2, 2006
3:24 am
6843
Hi, thanks for your answer: Well, I'm just trying to get some of those good books over stirling engines that are quoted in almost all the old and new...
Leonardo S. Scollo
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Mar 2, 2006
6:41 pm
6844
Leonardo, I'm also very intrigued by solar Stirling systems; however, sesusa deals strictly with the stirling component, so we should discuss the issues of...
mphillipps2
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Mar 4, 2006
2:18 am
6845
In case you don't have enough to read, I uploaded some miscellaneous articles here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sesusa/files/Phillipps%27%20Folder/papers.zip...
mphillipps2
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Mar 4, 2006
3:25 am
6846
Burners and solar concentrators are an integral part of the Stirling system and as such are quite an acceptable topic. Tom ... From: mphillipps2 To:...
Tom Gentry
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Mar 4, 2006
4:29 am
6847
Oh, sorry I misunderstood you Tom, I thought you didn't want us talking about those things here, that's why I wrote what I did. Okay great. I've been...
mphillipps2
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Mar 4, 2006
11:21 pm
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in response to a comment Rick made about selective laser sintered parts: http://www.memagazine.org/backissues/march97/features/cadart/cadart.html look for LENS...
the_maniacal_engineer
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Mar 6, 2006
6:04 pm
6849
The laser sintering process sounds interesting, but it makes me wonder, what is it that really makes Stirling Engines expensive? It seems like the best thing...
mphillipps2
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Mar 6, 2006
9:25 pm
6850
MP, As you may know, certain components of racing engines are ceramic coated for corrosion resistance, restistance to heat and smoother gas flow. These...
James E. Andreasen
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Mar 6, 2006
10:02 pm
6851
You are right in many ways - responses inline ... ******************************************************* was that 50% of the cost was RAW materials? that...
the_maniacal_engineer
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Mar 6, 2006
10:14 pm
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Somehow posted this to the wrong group. Sorry about that. James ... From: James E. Andreasen To: sesusa@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 4:01 PM ...
James E. Andreasen
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Mar 6, 2006
11:02 pm
6853
Chris, et al: Unless I am badly mistaken the LENS process is very similar to the "Linde" process for making synthetic saphire where the purified spinel powder...
stanhbaker
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Mar 7, 2006
12:24 am
6854
Hello List, Another important message I got from the Phillips book was that since material costs dominate the price structure, designs need to be re-engineered...
Rick Topf
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Mar 7, 2006
3:30 pm
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Take a look at this link! Here's a source for graphite pistons & borosilicate (pyrex) glass cylinders. http://www.airpot.com/ Thoughts? -MP From the FAQ at...
mphillipps2
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Mar 7, 2006
7:29 pm
6856
MP, I suppose they may be useful as a cylinder liner in some designs. The difficulty with glass is the interface to other parts. Even if they can handle the...
Rick Topf
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Mar 7, 2006
8:51 pm
6857
... Melt it and thus "weld" it, or bond it with cement. ... In a beta or gamma type, doesn't the piston run cool? ... Instead, use heat transfer by radiation. ...
mphillipps2
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Mar 8, 2006
1:10 am
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These are exactly what I was trying to build. I did not see prices, but I see they do provide samples. I wonder where they got the glass? The stuff I got was...
James E. Andreasen
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Mar 8, 2006
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I think the issue is thermal mismatch. you can solder glass to metal - it is done in TV tubes and stuff, but they also have to design it to take up the slack....
the_maniacal_engineer
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Mar 8, 2006
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I don't understand why you guys want a high operating temperature for the piston. Isn't the piston usually on the cold side in a beta or gamma SE? If so, it...
mphillipps2
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Mar 8, 2006
8:47 pm
6861
I wonder how many members we would have if I made it a requirement that you read the Hargreaves, Organ and Urieli books before you can post here ? just kidding...
Tom
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Mar 9, 2006
12:34 am
6862
Tom, Just as many as now, and they wouldn't understand a thing more than they do now...like the rest of us. Even Organ says he doesn't understand the Stirling!...
John Archibald
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Mar 9, 2006
10:30 pm
6863
List: FYI Stirling cycle engine analysis (Modern energy studies) by Israel Urieli 1984 One copy from Library @ $250 on Amazon Partner. Air Engines, Organ,...
stanhbaker
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Mar 10, 2006
2:51 am
6864
Yeah I know. I said I was kidding. But inter-library loans can be a wonderful thing. I got to read Organ and Urieli before I decided to buy them and I...
Tom Gentry
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Mar 10, 2006
3:59 am
6865
Hi List, Lets not forget the society publications by these authors and others. PDF and printed papers are avaliable for typically $1 per page. ieee.org ...
Rick Topf
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Mar 10, 2006
3:01 pm
6866
Prepared by Sandia National Laboratories http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/dish-stirling/ -MP...
mphillipps2
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Mar 10, 2006
10:19 pm
6867
Hi all, My stirling engine never operated fine enough (an old antique engine), but now it is dead. Earlier, it would run for about 8 to 10 rounds when good...
Rahul B
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Mar 11, 2006
2:47 am
6868
Rahul & Listers: As long as you have all the parts and none have been damaged there is hope for a successful restoration. Clean all of the parts thoroughly. ...
stanhbaker
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Mar 11, 2006
3:18 am
6869
Hi Stanhbaker and all, Thanks a lot for your advise. I have followed what you had advised but the problem remains the same. I want to put the sentence "the fan...
Rahul B
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Mar 11, 2006
5:45 am
6870
Rahul: I gather from the prior post that you have a Stirling engine powered fan. That it turns over freely or very easily when plug/screw is loosened to allow...
stanhbaker
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Mar 11, 2006
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