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  1. 13th, January 2010, 07:01 PM #21
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    Re: Steam and trains

    Quote Originally Posted by johnep View Post
    Had a google, utube has lots of videos. Amazon has very elegant design at £90 others available from about £30.
    Lots made from soft drink cans etc.
    The Stirling Engine Society has a twin piston model demoed on utube running a generator.
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  2. 13th, January 2010, 08:02 PM #22
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    Re: Steam and trains

    Found the 'Suncatcher' which consists of a cptr controlled reflector with the sun concentrated on a stirling engine driving a generator. Cuts out the use of a medium being heated and then used to generate power via a steam turbine. Efficiency therefore very high. First installation at Maricopa in Texas. Only water used is for cleaning the reflectors.
    This really looks like the first big commercial use of the Stirling Engine.
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