Hot air engines, often called Stirling engines, are among the most interesting and intriguing engines ever to be designed. They run on just about any fuel, from salad oil and hydrogen to solar and geothermal energy. They produce a rotary motion that can be used to power anything, from boats and buggies to fridges and fans. This book demonstrates how to design, build, and optimise Stirling engines. A broad selection of Roy’s engines is described, giving a valuable insight into the many different types and a great deal of information relating to the home manufacture of these engines is included in the workshop section.
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Nice book, but lacks plans how to build some simple engines. Great info, and history, but I wanted one with complete plans for a solar Sterling and plans on a larger functional sterling in detail. This book is for a great introduction into the hot air engines. I would recomend it for an introduction to hot engines. But if you are looking for a book to invent or make one, then look elseware.
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Born in 1924 in Worthing, West Sussex, Roy Darlington started constructing things at an early age. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Stirling Silver, Graham Darlington, Anodise Angular, Robert Stirling, Clear Anodise, Bob Atkins, Csk Screw, James Rizzo, Slot Hd Bolt, Threaded Rod New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Born in 1924 in Worthing, West Sussex, Roy Darlington started constructing things at an early age. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Stirling Silver, Graham Darlington, Anodise Angular, Robert Stirling, Clear Anodise, Bob Atkins, Csk Screw, James Rizzo, Slot Hd Bolt, Threaded Rod New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Modelling Stirling and hot air engines (PSL model engineering guide) by James G Rizzo in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Evolution of the Heat Engine by Ivo Kolin on page 1, and Back Matter
- Engineer to Win (Motorbooks Workshop) by Carroll Smith on page 5, and Back Matter
- Building Stirling 1 by E.C. Warbrooke in Back Matter
- An Introduction to Stirling Engines by James Senft in Back Matter
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