Stirling engine as solar well pump

[Assembler]

hi all,

i am looking for a free project about a stirling engine
to be used as solar well pump,
it should use discard materials only.

anyone can suggest me where i can find that on the net ??

[Assembler]

by hand? it isn't funny enough

[Assembler]

suppose your water well is 50 meters deep and you have to pump 1000 liters per day at least,

would you pump by hand ??

if i want to use a stirling engine it must be strong and efficient
not like many engine i can find around
that are built to be toys or simply for demostrative purposes...

[digitz]

Check out on youtube, there are many Stirling videos, some link to websites or personal pages.

[sigzidfit]

Perhaps what you are looking for is a "fluidyne engine"?

Google

http://www.engin.swarthmore.edu/acad...osal/FK_AO.pdf

http://www.engin.swarthmore.edu/acad...K_AO_Final.pdf

PJ

[shawn]

Might want to look at these:

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[Assembler]

hi sigzidfit,

i found in your last link what i was looking for
it testifies the feasibility of a real usage of a stirling engine

thank you very much

[Cherryman]

Just a tip:

Use the pumped up water, let it flow along the cooling side of the Stirling engine before to sent it to whatever use u have.

free water cooling (unless you are pumping hot water )

That makes me think.. Reversed ... If you live in a volcanic area (Island for example, they are able to bake bread in the ground) Then you can easily use the ground-heat to create a sterling energy source.

Good luck

[theremart]

This was done..

in the 1800's..

Here is one that was made in the 1895 solid, true machine that still works today.

YouTube - STIRLING ENGINE: Bracebridge Fall Fair

[sigzidfit]

Here's a good way to power your external combustion engines.

Google

Heliostat - Hands down the cheapest way to gather the suns energy - Home

Peace
PJ

[shawn]

in the 1800's..

Here is one that was made in the 1895 solid, true machine that still works today.

YouTube - STIRLING ENGINE: Bracebridge Fall Fair

Awesome pump.
Love it.
We need to get some detailed blue prints so one could be machined.
Good for so many things and so simple.

[sigzidfit]

Might want to look at these:

That looks like a pretty cool pump. Could be run on solar compressed air.

[Matthew Jones]

Not to change the subject

Not to change the subject or anything but if your serious about pumping water from a solar power source you should look into.
Veljko Milkovic.

A small pulse motor can drive this thing and he already has proven pump tech. I am not sure how deep though you can pump.

Stirling engines are neat and all but with out a good fire under them they don't seen to do much work. Using a focused mirror array may work but the logistics seems to be a lotta work. You need sun tracker and the mirrors. A ceramic surface attached to the engine. And the engine itself.

Cheaper solutions are available.

Good luck
Matt

[sigzidfit]

Compressed air (and elevated water) seems to me a good way to store intermittent ambient energy sources like wind and solar.