Try and purchase one.

What is the mean time between failure?

Sterlings are a pipe dream.


Solar steam or hot air turbine engines are at least accessable NOW.


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James.
 
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu 
> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Dave Tweed
> Sent: 2005 Sep 27, Tue 07:32
> To: piclist@mit.edu
> Subject: Re: [OT] Solar Steam Engines...
> 
> Byron A Jeff <byron@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
> > Do you have any pointers to real Stirling designs? Almost 
> everything I 
> > have seen is a toy, or an ad. The one real engine that I 
> saw, using a 
> > Briggs and Stratton mower engine, only had pictures. There were no 
> > design specs or power output descriptions.
> 
> Have you ever seen the WhisperGen, from Christchurch, NZ? 
> Seems real enough.
> 
>    http://www.whispergen.com/
> 
> 4-cylinder Sterling engine producing 1200W of AC power on 
> natural gas, or 800W of DC power on diesel/kerosene. Up to 
> 8000W of waste heat available for domestic hot water or 
> general heating needs.
> 
> -- Dave Tweed
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