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- Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:17 pm
- Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
- Topic: Free Piston Stirling Cooler able to cool down a room/house?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Free Piston Stirling Cooler able to cool down a room/house?
...= 63 cents to run per day. Sounds relatively cheap, if it worked. 60 cents might run the (normal) air conditioning for a few hours at the electric rates where I live. Yeah 15 cents per kWh is on a summer peak hour. I know in CA, a regular price is 25 cents per kWh, 31 cents peak hour. Googled th...
- Wed Aug 23, 2023 1:37 pm
- Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
- Topic: Free Piston Stirling Cooler able to cool down a room/house?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4826
Re: Free Piston Stirling Cooler able to cool down a room/house?
Yeah I will possibly be living in a two story house. Was going to run it at the first story window, then open a window on the second story to vent out some of the heat that rises. On the cold side, I was going to possibly extend the finger with a copper or aluminum depending what it's made out of. E...
- Tue Aug 22, 2023 6:25 pm
- Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
- Topic: Free Piston Stirling Cooler able to cool down a room/house?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4826
Free Piston Stirling Cooler able to cool down a room/house?
Hello all, brand new to this type of tech. Was wondering if a Free Piston Stirling Cooler (FPSC) is more efficient than lets just say a 30 Seer MiniSplit AC unit. I'm looking to build/install an efficient cooler, current conditions, outside 95F inside, would want it lower than 76F inside. I know a F...