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i have spent much time on wikipedia an the Stirling engine page and related articles and pages. and the image is on the url- http://blog.steamshift.com/wp-content/uploads/moved/stirling_engine.gif but my main question is do i need a lube and if i do what could i use that can withstand high...

my engine will look similar to this diagram-

no i am not. I would be using air, oxygen free air, or nitrogen. I will be using a 2 cylinder engine and have plates of metal sticking out of the "cold" cylinder with water running through them to cool the gas.

How might i convert the temperature in kelvins of a 1/2inch 2" x 2" steel plate when i have 28322 watts of sunlight focused on it for 5min? also if i am stating this question wrong i will be focusing 850 2" x 2" spots of sunlight on a single 2" x 2" surface how might i calculate the temperature...

ok then i wold be getting approx-33.32 watts per 2" x 2" plate. and considering i lowered the # on mirrors to about 850 il be getting 28322 watts focused onto a 2" x 2" area. I managed to figure out how to construct the engine Another concern of mine is what could i use as a lubricant? i am...

ok then i ahve been lookign around for effective ways to build a sterling angine but i cannot seem to find anythign reliable. any ideas?

ok and where might a get the materials to make a sterling engine that could withstand enough heat to turn a plate a steal bright red. or turn a pop can into smoke.

i understand that it will work from any heat souce but the air will eb be extreamly hot in it and will it have time to cool sufficiently before it reenters again? with just a pipe with like heat sinks of do i need water running to cool it?

would a stirling engine work under the heat of 1000 2" x 2" spots of sunlight directed at a single point on its surface? (the point will be a 2" x2" square) and do you need some sort of coolant to lower the heat of the gas you use?

yea...no um...alephzero putting aluminum foil on a flat surface would no nothing other than give a very poor choppy reflection of the sun in an 4ftx8ft square...im looking for a cheap source of mirrors mirrors so that i can concentrate the sunlight with each mirror so i have 1200 2 inch...

ok then dose anyone have an idea where i might be able to get 1200 2 inch mirrors?

hm? it is posted in there

more efficient turbine blades Would I be able to purchase more efficient blades?.it dosn't seem like using fan blades is a usable option they are to big and far to ineficient for my pourposes...i have the ability to creat a tight sealed chamber for the turbine to go into but i am trying to...

acually i am planning on attatching a turbine to an alternator and getting an AC adapter on it to get power from. i just need to know how to make the turbine now

I have my solar power planned out...1200 2 inch mirrors on plywood that will be aimed at the sun and will have a focal pint about 4 feet from the board. i know how to make the steam system but i haven't a clue how to make a working turbine to create electricity. (steam will be the way of...