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MrsRedRyder and I were looking at some offerings on the Banggood site and stumbled onto this miniature Stirling Cycle engine.


https://www.banggood.com/Mini-2_1Hot-Air-Flame-Stirling-Engine-Model-Collection-Gift-p-1346191.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN


She thought she should have it for her collection of miniatures and I wholeheartedly agreed.


A few clicks and a few days later and here it is!


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We learned that with a real short wick and less than 1/2 a bowl of fuel, it could be run without flare-up as it did in the beginning.

What a little Screamer!

I also am amazed it doesn't fly apart, but astounded that the thing can maintain that pace and operate using the Stirling cycle at with so little opportunity for the needed heat exchange on each cycle.

I like the size and it runs well but wish they could come up with their own original designs. This is more or less a knockoff of the German "HOG" model stirling engine. Don't mean to be critical, just my opinion.

This one looks well made Gil.

Congratulations to Mrs. Redryder on a fine addition to her miniature engine collection.

And thanks for posting the pictures and video.

Regards,
Charlie

Gil,
Not really like a Robinson which used a vertical displacer and horizontal power cylinder (reversed in your model and HOG engines. Robinson also didn't use walking beam linkages. Again, don't mean to be critical--it's a very nice little engine. It seems ANY unique model engine design is going to be copied these days by either China or India.


Hi Brent, You are correct.... most any unique design will be copied and it isn't just the Chinese and Indians.


Here is a German built  Stirling Cycle Beam Engine. Herman Bohm started designing and making Stirling Cycle Engines in 1990 which is 7 years before HOG began. I don't know just when he came up with his first beam engine but I think it was early on.

This video from Ministeam