10-17-2014, 08:21 AM
For all the Stirling Engine experts here, I have the book, Steam and Stirling Engines You Can Build . In it, is the Moriya Stirling Fan, by Dr. Senft. The plans for this Stirling Engine are also available from a couple of college websites.
I would like to modify this design to run on the heat from a wood stove, instead of the alcohol lamp as shown in the plans. What would I need to do? Would it work if I just shortened the legs to allow the hot end rest on the stovetop? Or, maybe make an aluminum plate to set the hot end in, which would in turn rest on the stovetop?
Can I post a picture of the Moriya from the book? Has anyone built this engine?
Chuck
I would like to modify this design to run on the heat from a wood stove, instead of the alcohol lamp as shown in the plans. What would I need to do? Would it work if I just shortened the legs to allow the hot end rest on the stovetop? Or, maybe make an aluminum plate to set the hot end in, which would in turn rest on the stovetop?
Can I post a picture of the Moriya from the book? Has anyone built this engine?
Chuck
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The difficult takes me a while, the impossible takes a little longer.
The difficult takes me a while, the impossible takes a little longer.