Build · 2023-04-01
3-foot Stirling engine
The question
Does the thermoacoustic design keep working when scaled up to a 3-foot resonator?
The answer
Yes. The scaled-up engine runs. The channel's most-watched build, ~50k views.
- Kind
- Build
- Status
- Built
- Date
- 2023-04-01
- Resonator
- 3 ft
Video
What it is
Scaled-up thermoacoustic Stirling engine on a 3-foot resonator.
Results
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