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Stirling Cycle Engine |
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"Vintage" is a 90 degree engine with a
horizontal displacer cylinder and a vertical power
cylinder. Connecting rods for both cylinders us a
single crank pin. This makes for easy construction and
interesting rod motion. The engine frame (blue) is
made from aluminum plate, most of the rest of the
engine is machined from brass or stainless steel bar
stock. Most of the brass parts were nickel plated, but
that is not needed in any way - just cosmetics to suit
me!
Vintage makes a perfect power source for the Miser
engine. As such, it is water cooled and a belt powered
water pump circulates the warm water through a ring
that Miser sits on and back through the engine again.
This powers the Miser while the Miser becomes the
cooling "radiator" for Vintage! Just about
any other simple radiator can be used such as a 10
foot loop of vinyl aquarium air line tubing, etc!
The plans include the entire engine as shown, but with
a more appropriate water pump design than the one I
used, a heater ring to operate a Miser engine and an
alcohol burner (not shown). The sole exception is a
straight spoke flywheel machined from solid which is
similar to the one on the "Vickie",
"4-In-1" or "Beamer" engines. An
optional curved spoke zinc alloy flywheel casting
shown on the above engine photos is available below
from time to time.
Vintage runs very easily on a tiny 1/4" diameter
by 1/4" high alcohol or propane gas flame.
The plans set consists
of 16 sheets of drawings and 2 sheets of construction
and assembly notes.
Specifications: Flywheel Dia.:
3.33",
Cylinder Bore: .5",
Piston Stroke: .7",
Engine Length: 6.25",
Height: 4.5"
Experience
Level: 6
Materials
Set: (1) 5/8" diameter
x 1-1/2" long graphite rod to make piston,
(1) 3/8" diameter x 1-1/2" long delrin rod
for crosshead,
(1) 1/4" diameter x 2" long delrin rod for
bushing & small rod ends,
(2) .187" ID x .375" OD x .125" thick
precision ball bearings,
(1) 4-40 x 1/8" socket head set screw,
(1) 4-40 x 1/4" socket head set screw,
(2) 2-56 x 1/4" stainless steel pan head screws.
Materials Kit
sold separately.
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