Stirling Engine Compressor Conversion
Budget: $250 – $750 USD
Project is to buy a two cyclind compressor modify it Into a true Stirling heat engine that will drive a small The objective is practical, not demonstrative: reliable, medium-scale energy production. This will be open sourced do anyone can use get to make electricity.
Most users will be farbers and villagers who make biochar
Please include clear step-by-step modification instructions so any machine shop can fabricate and assemble.
Acceptance criteria:
• Minimum continuous output of 1 kW shaft power at 600–800 rpm
• Stable operation for at least four hours under load
• annotated schematics
• Performance test protocol and target efficiency estimates
If you routinely work with Stirling engines, thermodynamic simulation tools like ANSYS or Solid Edge, and understand practical heat-transfer design, your insight will be valuable. I’ll supply photos, dimensions, and any compressor documentation you need once we start.
Most users will be farbers and villagers who make biochar
Please include clear step-by-step modification instructions so any machine shop can fabricate and assemble.
Acceptance criteria:
• Minimum continuous output of 1 kW shaft power at 600–800 rpm
• Stable operation for at least four hours under load
• annotated schematics
• Performance test protocol and target efficiency estimates
If you routinely work with Stirling engines, thermodynamic simulation tools like ANSYS or Solid Edge, and understand practical heat-transfer design, your insight will be valuable. I’ll supply photos, dimensions, and any compressor documentation you need once we start.