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Help regarding stirling engine design

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:07 am
by yousafzaiamazai
Can anybody help me regarding my stirling engine design for my final year project I am designing a 2 power and 2 displacer cylinder alpha type with two slider crank design. I am having trouble in mathematical modeling as I can not find any mathematical equations or models in literature. Please need an urgent help

Re: Help regarding stirling engine design

Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:26 am
by VincentG
Perhaps this book will help you get started.

Making Stirling Engines - Ohio University https://www.ohio.edu/mechanical/stirlin ... ngines.pdf

Re: Help regarding stirling engine design

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:39 am
by yousafzaiamazai
I have a general design but it's only a general assembly type its a 70 cc displacer cylinder and 50 cc power cylinder am having a trouble in designing its slider crank mechanism. It really confusing as from where to start.i have a 3d model designed

Re: Help regarding stirling engine design

Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:14 am
by Tom Booth
yousafzaiamazai wrote: Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:39 am I have a general design but it's only a general assembly type its a 70 cc displacer cylinder and 50 cc power cylinder am having a trouble in designing its slider crank mechanism. It really confusing as from where to start.i have a 3d model designed
I'm not sure what you mean by "slider crank". Are you talking about the connecting rods?

Typically in an Alpha type Stirling the linkages would be as shown here:

https://www.appropedia.org/Stirling_motor