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I don't know why you're being downvoted. One of the primary uses of Stirling engines, especially for off-grid homesteaders (at whom I'm sure this is aimed) is
by colanderman 15y ago
I don't know why you're being downvoted. One of the primary uses of Stirling engines, especially for off-grid homesteaders (at whom I'm sure this is aimed) is concentrated solar. All you need are a giant Fresnel lens (~$100), some black metal to act as a collector, and heat transfer compound to attach that to your Stirling engine and you're off to the races.
- TylerE 15y agoYep, also somewhat common on boats, especially sailboats, for the same reasons.
- damoncali 15y agoNot a downvoter, but maybe it was the "normally". The cool part of a Stirling is that it is indifferent to fuel.
- TylerE 15y agoThat's true, but in the real world it's fairly uncommon to see actual burners in use, outside of machine shop projects and the like.