How to Make a Stirling Engine at Home

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How to Make a Stirling Engine at Home

Simple Stirling Engine Homemade

Let’s make Stirling engine today. A Stirling engine is a heat engine that operates by cyclic compression and expansion of air or other gas (the working fluid) at different temperatures, such that there is a net conversion of heat energy to mechanical work. More specifically, the Stirling engine is a closed-cycle regenerative heat engine with a permanently gaseous working fluid.

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Step by Step Guide

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Things you need

1. A Piece of ACP or hardwood

2. Marbles

3. Sticks, fishers, and Screws

4. Rubber Pieces

5. Syringe

6. Test Tube

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