This new Sterling Engine group is intended for those experimenters with old or new ideas and that have some shop capability and don't mind getting their hands dirty; building their versions, or trying someone else's versions. One need not be a professional, or a rocket scientist to learn by trial and error. Sometimes too much knowledge, and knowing what professionals say will not work, keeps some really good ideas from being tried. The enjoyment of trying your own ideas is more important than whether they always work or not. The fun is in sharing your ideas, your successes and failures, with others and hopefully learning from mistakes. There are no dumb questions, so discuss your thoughts. Don't take life too seriously, who knows you may design the next 'bumblebee'.
Membership is open but new members will have their first posts moderated - to prevent spam.
Robert: True. However, for those of us who could apply a DIY (Do It Yourself) Stirling to a work application, we don't have the resources for exotic machining
There are many Stirlings out there doing real work. The ones that come to mind for me are used as coolers for liquid Helium in the electro magnets for medical
Thanks for the info A3Sigma! ====================== I've seen some large Stirlings at the Deutsches Museum in Munich, Germany: http://tinyurl.com/mh3vqn