Test · 2023-12-24
Syringe air-injection test
The question
How do amplitude and speed change as air is injected into a sealed Stirling engine?
The answer
Measurable change. Injecting air with a syringe shifts amplitude and speed as internal pressure rises.
- Kind
- Test
- Status
- Built
- Date
- 2023-12-24
Video
What it is
Using a syringe of air to change the charge pressure of a sealed engine and observing amplitude and speed.
Results
None yet.
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