Posted by Rick on November 14, 2011, 8:51 pm
> On 11/14/11 12:03 PM, Rick wrote:
> >> I want to buy a Stirling engine in the 1-2 hp range suitable for using
> >> in a solar heat (~750F) context. Do you have, or can you find, a link
> >> to a product with a price comparable to internal combustion engines in
> >> that power range?
> > I'm sorry Morris but other than replying to the post that apparently
> > Stirling engines do appear to have at least some practical use in the
> > conversion of solar energy to electricity, I have no involvement
> > whatsoever, however this engine manufacturer was mentioned in the Wiki
> > article.
> > <http://www.infiniacorp.com/application.html>
> Interesting, but it doesn't appear to be in the same price class as
> Briggs & Stratton (et al). I've done a lot of searching, but it doesn't
> appear that anyone is offering consumer-affordable products.
> Still looking - and hoping (but not holding my breath).
> --
> Morris Dovey
> DeSoto Solarhttp://www.iedu.com/Solar/
> Yep. The Stirling does have some hope of practical use. I will make
> a prediction that if it ever does, it will be in a very limited
> application. For sure beats out the wackos pushing "the Amazing Air
> Car", the "Psuedoturbine" and the like :)
It's tantalising to think that enough energy from the sun falls on the earth
in less than an hour to power the world's energy needs for a whole year, if
only we could find a really efficient way of capitalising on even a small
amount of that.
This $00 billion project looks interesting, but without any way of being
able to provide an 'absolute guarantee' of long-term political stability,
then in my view it's a much too risky investment.
<http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,764877,00.html>
>
Posted by News on December 18, 2011, 2:07 pm
>Yep. The Stirling does have some hope
> of practical use.
It powers French and Swedish submarines.
> I will make a prediction
Please don't.
Posted by harry k on December 18, 2011, 5:55 pm
> >Yep. The Stirling does have some hope
> > of practical use.
> It powers French and Swedish submarines.
> > I will make a prediction
> Please don't.
Cite? Remember you are claiming it "powers" them. Where used they
are _auxilliary plants for electrical power_ not propulsion per
google.
Looks like you are on another losing hobby horse like your air car.
Harry K
Posted by News on December 21, 2011, 1:47 pm
> >Yep. The Stirling does have some hope
> > of practical use.
> It powers French and Swedish submarines.
> > I will make a prediction
> Please don't.
Cite?
<<<<
Learn to use Google. Again..."It powers French and Swedish submarines".
Posted by vaughn on December 30, 2011, 1:16 pm
>Cite? Remember you are claiming it "powers" them. Where used they
>are _auxilliary plants for electrical power_ not propulsion per
>google.
While I am not one to defend "News" or the AirCar, but as an ex-submariner I
can't take your point here. My submarine had a heat engine-driven plant that
provided both propulsive and electrical "power". Just to confuse things, even
though the sub was normally propelled by steam turbines, we had two ways to
propel ourselves via electrical "power" from any of three different sources
(Turbo-generators, aux diesel, or battery).
I don't know anything about the European AIP submarines, but non-nuclear
submarines typically are driven only by electrical motors. There is no direct
connection between the shaft and the engine. Therefore, the electrical system
is part of the propulsion system.
Vaughn
> >> I want to buy a Stirling engine in the 1-2 hp range suitable for using
> >> in a solar heat (~750F) context. Do you have, or can you find, a link
> >> to a product with a price comparable to internal combustion engines in
> >> that power range?
> > I'm sorry Morris but other than replying to the post that apparently
> > Stirling engines do appear to have at least some practical use in the
> > conversion of solar energy to electricity, I have no involvement
> > whatsoever, however this engine manufacturer was mentioned in the Wiki
> > article.
> > <http://www.infiniacorp.com/application.html>
> Interesting, but it doesn't appear to be in the same price class as
> Briggs & Stratton (et al). I've done a lot of searching, but it doesn't
> appear that anyone is offering consumer-affordable products.
> Still looking - and hoping (but not holding my breath).
> --
> Morris Dovey
> DeSoto Solarhttp://www.iedu.com/Solar/
> Yep. The Stirling does have some hope of practical use. I will make
> a prediction that if it ever does, it will be in a very limited
> application. For sure beats out the wackos pushing "the Amazing Air
> Car", the "Psuedoturbine" and the like :)