Attention all wannabe engineers

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:34 pm

Detailed plans for building a Stirling engine with tin cans.

http://www.physics.sfasu.edu/astro/cour ... rling.html

There's a movie clip at the bottom and some of the linked sites are pretty cool too.

TimberWolf · Post by **TimberWolf** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:02 am

Cool! Wonder how much torque is generated.

BlackRider · Post by **BlackRider** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:21 am

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 11:11 am

Some of those other links show similar engines running water pumps, generating electrical current, and the like. Personally I was wondering how well I could get one working on solar power from our toasty Texas sunshine.

TimberWolf · Post by **TimberWolf** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:30 pm

Probably very well in the summer with the 100+ temps.