I’ve been trying to understand how Stirling engines really work. Watched dozens of videos and just when i think i understand it, i see this baby which wiped out all my notions. The horizontal flywheel sure makes a ton of sense
Think of it as a closed loop. Inside the large glass bulb in a smaller bulb that moves back and forth to close off the glass chamber between the two glass bulbs. When the air inside the glass bulb becomes hot it pushes the smaller glass bulb inward while the air inside is expending due to heat and rushing out of the chamber as it closes. Then the hot air flows to the cold piston where the hot air will first push the piston out. When the air inside the cylinder cools it contracts pulling the cylinder back in and the same air goes back to the bulb pushing it open for the cold air to enter the chamber and repeat.
"Just because it's going slower doesn't mean it gets better fuel economy", is a quote everyone on the road needs to hear. Fuel economy is dependent on your peak torque RPM, or in a sterling engine's case, the faster it goes the more efficient since what consumes fuel stays consistent.
Ahtom can you please help me to find and buy one of those, I really love your show and it's exactly what I enjoy doing and very therapeutic bro, thank you.
As a newbie I would have liked to know a bit more about the "extra components"... clearly that design has some interesting thing'ah-mabobs attached. And the main "bulb" really looked like it was built by aliens (space:). I'm not really sure what is driving what. But I enjoyed your video either way. Thank you. Cheers
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One of the long -standing problems with Stirling and other heat engines has been the inability to regulate or throttle them like internal-combustion engines; now we can with this kind of Stirling engine!
