New Magnet Motor Idea

[unzapped]

I posted this at OU... thought I should put it here as well...

Thinking outside the box... I had a dream that we could build a "stirling cycle engine" and instead of heat use the attractive and repelling forces of permanent magnets.

There would no problems with breaking the fileds in this closed loop setup.

Just a thought and wondered if anyone has tried this idea...

Unzapped

[Michelinho]

Hi unzapped,

Do you mean something like thhe picture below?

Electromagnetic Engines

Been done a long time ago.

Take care,

Michel

[unzapped]

No. That's not what I am talking about. I was thinking more like this.

Picture the piston being a magnet. On the hot side of what a stirling have the end of the cylinder be an opposing magnet to the piston. This would be like the compression side.

I am not really sure what to do on the cold side with the timing and all. But you need a little kick though to get the wheel to finish the cycle... flywheel would have to be unbalanced.

This is probably impossible. I just thought it was a different direction to look at.

UZ

[Ted Ewert]

No. That's not what I am talking about. I was thinking more like this.

Picture the piston being a magnet. On the hot side of what a stirling have the end of the cylinder be an opposing magnet to the piston. This would be like the compression side.

I am not really sure what to do on the cold side with the timing and all. But you need a little kick though to get the wheel to finish the cycle... flywheel would have to be unbalanced.

This is probably impossible. I just thought it was a different direction to look at.

UZ

Why don't you build one and try it?

[unzapped]

I will try it when I get some more time... I just wanted to at the very least share it. I am currently thoroughly wrapped up into the JT circuits.

I would probably build a working test tube stirling the non-marble variety first then modify it with magnets...

Thanks
Jason