JA 1026 ~ Walking Beam Hot Air Stirling Engine
Engine is fired by denatured alcohol burner . Heat is applied to the end of the glass cylinder . The cylinder is air-tight. Therefore air in the cylinder is permanently sealed inside the engine. This fixed amount of the air is heated & cooled , causing it to expand & contract , this driving the piston.
This engine’s power piston moves vertically and the displacer moves horizontally
As the displacer moves up , the air in the cylinder moves down to the hot side , so the air pressure inside the cylinder increase , pushing up on the piston .
As the displacer move down , the air in the cylinder moves up to the cool side , so the pressure inside the cylinder decrease, pulling down on the piston.
Specification:-
Weight : 600g
Sizes : 175mm x 65mm x 110mm
Material : Cylinder – glass
Base – wood
Others – Aluminium 6061
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