| Ray, unfortunately...November 3 2005 at 1:40 PM | Dave, The Watcher (no login) |
Response to My limited understanding of this thing .. |
|
...while lots of systems make technical sense, most often (and I believe in this case as well), the economics are the problem. Again we can discuss details over a glass or two.
I cited the advantage of a stirling's nearly-silent operation for a reason. The only really successful stirling applications of which I'm aware are based on that silent operation (i.e., in RV parks where there is no electrical hook-up and a conventional gasoline generator is a source of annoying noise pollution, and as a front-line, military, power-source, where the noise can draw enemy fire.)
Another big advantage (especially in the past, say 1850 to early 1900's), is that they can run on any suitable source of heat (or temperature differential, as in your proposal).
Cheers,
Dave
| |
| Responses- Yesterday, at Punkin Chunkin .... - Ray Haupt on Nov 5, 6:07 PM
- Ray, a problem with existing, commercial, stirling-powered... - Dave, The Watcher on Nov 6, 1:34 PM
- How expensive would this be if produced in industrial quantities - Brain on Dec 20, 5:21 PM
- Hi Brain, - Dave, The Watcher on Jan 2, 1:59 PM
- Hi Dave, - Brain on Jan 2, 3:55 PM
- Brain, unfortunately,... - Dave, The Watcher on Jan 3, 2:05 PM
- I agree Dave, - Anonymous on Jan 3, 2:32 PM
|
|
|