Stirling Engine Generator Mk4 (Rocket Stove!) Part 7

Building of an easy, cheap and reliable, DIY stirling engine full size model! It will be fired by wood and could be a great stirlingkit if it works!


This is a fun engineering project that I will use to power a generator to provide energy. It will use an efficient rocket stove that burns really hot using wood that will hopefully drive it at great speed! This technology can use any fuel type with the correct burner so is dual fuel as well. I would like to provide plans / stirling engine kit for DIY builds and possibly build machines too.
This is all pivots on being able to produce an easy, cheap and reliable stirling engine! Watch this space…..

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So, We are now ready to test the power output. I've made a dynameter out of a bicycle disc brake and some kitchen scales.

I started to warm the engine up to make sure it was at full working temperature and normalised. My Father and I got a little bit carried away and ran it at full chat and blow the seal on the hot end. Oh well, we found the limitations of the natural rubber seal!

It looks like we won't be testing the power output today!!

The question is, how should the seal be constructed and of what material? There are ton's of options so there is a lot to try. I will now repair the engine and attempt the dynameter run again.......

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