Open Source Stirling Engine

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Basics

- A heat engine that uses a difference in temperature to produce rotary motion

- In essence the reverse of a heat pump

- Is highly durable and can use any source of heat (Fire, Solar, Steam, Hot Liquid (Water, or something like liquid salt, Even Nuclear Decay)



Used For

- External Combustion Engines

- Electricity Generators

- Thermal Energy Storage

- Striling Cryocoolers (When modified and run as a heat pump)



Industry Standards

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Existing Open Source Designs

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=Minimum Viable Product

- Durable

- Cheap to Make

- Can be made with microfactory built components

- As efficient as possible



Basic Design

Cold Side Heatsink

- Use a large metal plate with a "shoe" for sliding in different radiator modules (such as a large metal plate, a waterblock, or directly to a furnace roof)


Hot Side Heatsink

- Use a large metal plate with a "shoe" for sliding in different radiator modules (such as a large metal plate, a waterblock, or directly to a furnace roof)


Pistons

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Crankshaft

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Flywheel

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BOM

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See Also

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Useful Links