SOLAR Stirling engine self build kit hot air no steam For Sale

englisch Feb08CarlAero SOLAR StirlingEngineIn Germany sold under the namecarlaero. We have a total of more than 2000 positive responses.Some of our most recent responses:
A very beautiful and informative item. I\'m having fun putting it together.(snortngo)Fast shipping and excellent packaging!! Perfect item is truely the best on !(itcanne)
Extremely well made and very beautiful. Very please with quality. I like it.(mbyrd007)Newways of generating energy have been in focus for years but with therising energy cost of recent times not just scientist are extremelyinterested in Stirling engine technology. The Stirling engine has atheroretical 40% greater efficiency than photo-voltaic panels. Thisparticular Stirling engine was developed by ourselves for demonstrationpurposes and it has been optimized over years to work at extremely lowtemperature differentials. Whenplaced on top of a cup of coffee, the engine demonstrateswithjust one spin of the flywheel how much energy is contained in the cup.The engine evenruns from the heat of ahuman hand and it will run in reverse, when cooled (i.e.with an ice cube).Inaddition, this engine works in \"Solar Mode\" when placed into sunshineor any other bright light.
Engine dimensions are: Base diameter: 100mm or 4 inches. Height 140mm or 5.5 inches.A Stirling engine works by cyclically heating and cooling the air inthe main chamber. Expansion and contraction of the fully enclosedchamber drives the power piston and flywheel which again drives thelarge displacer piston inside the main chamber. The displacer pistonshifts the air from the warm side of the chamber to the cool side andback again.
Eventelevision reported about the fascinating CarlAero stirling enginedesign. Have a look at the German science TV show \"Galileo\" =>
A great animation in the video demonstrates how our engineworks.Many of our engines are kept running for monthsor even years on top of computers, fax machines, coffee machines, etc.in offices, shops or kitchens all around the world. Schools andUniversities are buying our engines for educational use because they demonstrateseveral scientific facts and phenomenain a clearly visible way.With this particular\"Solar\" engine you will have a choice from two differentversions:
(In case you do not specify a version upon winning thesale, we will send you the \"Solar Transparent\" version.)Thedifference is thebottom plate. The acrylic glass bottom plate with the \"SolarTransparent\" version allows you to watch the movingparts even from below, while the stainless steel bottom plate with the\"Solar Stainles\" version heats upfaster in case the engine is driven from a heat source below.Bothengines run at the same speeds once they have reached their operatingtemperatures. Engine performance is identical. Bothengines can be operated just like our non-solar-engines (see othersales) by heating themfrom below which just reverses the flywheel\'s direction of rotation.Solar StainlessTo be preferred if you want a quick start whendriving theengine from a heat source from below. The stainless steel base alsotransfers heat easier into a cool surface when operating in solar mode.Solar TransparentTo be preferred if you want full visibility of all movingpartsand/or if you intend to run the engine in solar mode most of the time.Youmay want to take a look at:how-cool.bizfor more models and extras like protective glass domes, liquid crystalthermometers and more.
They tried to copy our engine but the features below make our enginestand out from low cost copies:

• Nano coatedaluminium power piston, the ultimate combinationfor this application (copies are still using outdated graphitelubrication)
• This combination isgraphite free and does notwear and does not produce black dust
• The micron precisionpowerpiston is hollow and super light weight

The CarlAero Stirling Engine wasendorsed and is used by thefollowing Universities and research institutions (to name just a few):

• Universityof Oxford, UK

• Universityof California, Berkeley, USA

• FraunhoferTEG, Germany

• MinnesotaState University, USA

• UllevalUniversity, Norway

• CarnegieMellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

• JacobsUniversity, Bremen, Germany

• Universityof Rochester, NY, USA

• Universityof Aveiro, Germany

• Universtiyof Amsterdam, Munich, Germany

• IowaState University, USA

• BerlinUniversity of Colorado, USA

• Universityof Southern Mississippi, USA

• HamburgUniversity of Technology, Tokio, NJ, USA

• ViennaUniversity of nano coated push rod sleeve (again, copies arestill using outdated graphite lubrication)
• Minimum friction

• Clean push rod design
• No screws
• Positively located
• No squeaking
• No sharp edges
• Minimum friction
• Adjustablesilicone tubes

• Clear coated brass parts(unprotected brass collects hand grease and looks poor after a while)
• Integralflywheel balancing

• Optimized ultra-flatdisplacer chamber. We have carefully calculated the cylinder sizes andratios for best performance
• All materials wereselected carefully for best performance

• Hollow brass connectors for thermal insulation
• 100% flat screw heads for perfect heat transfer
• We do notuse weak plastic screws

• Allmetal surfaces are polished
• Stainless steel screws throughout
• Highest quality ball bearings

This sale isfor a self build kit. Besides the parts as pictured to the left, thepackage includes detailed assembly instructions and approximately 30 minutes and does not require any exotic tools orskills.Other ModelsAvailable at LTD-Stirling (dot) CylinderGlass Four CylinderSolar Eight Cylinder