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[MSOEStirlingTeam]

Hello everyone!
My name is Charlie and I am posting here on behalf of a senior design team at Milwaukee School of Engineering. I am one of four senior mechanical engineers that are working on a project with the goal of implementing a Stirling engine to generate electricity on a microgrid scale. Think INFINIA Power Dish, but not necessarily solar powered.

We are in the design phase of our engine now and have previously focused on research, primarily. The engine that we are designing will be a free-piston beta type that incorporates a linear alternator (like I said: INFINIA!). As we get into the nitty-gritty of this project, I may be seeking advice from this forum. I have had great experiences on other forums that I have participated in and I look forward to those I will have here!


Cheers to the Stirling Cycle!

[Ian S C]

Some interesting reading on google about INFINIA, you'v had a bit bigger budget than I have(about $NZ 4000 to set up my workshop), and a max of about $NZ 50 per motor, 17 motors so far, most built for no cost of materials. I spent the most on my second engine (see album), I ran it for 2000hrs, until the crankshaft wore out, it has only done a few hundred hours since its rebuild, but 2000hrs got rid of a lot of gas, that was the only thing that I did not keep a record of. When I started I kept in contact with Dr Don Clucas of Whispertec, you might have heard of them, they are/were a local company.
You should be aiming to get you machine into production, and available to the general public as soon as you can, that means income, and that is what is needed to develop, and improve your engine. Ian S C