An Introduction to Stirling Engines |
 | Authors: James Senft, James R. Senft
Publisher: Moriya Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $12.95
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 732440
Media: Paperback
Pages: 80
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0965245500
Dewey Decimal Number: 500
EAN: 9780965245500
ASIN: 0965245500
Publication Date: January 1, 1993
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Condition: New-Direct from publisher
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Customer Reviews:
 Outstanding introduction to learning and building a Stirling engine February 20, 2008
M. Harris
This is an outstanding succinct introduction to Stirling Engines. These engines are very intriguing but to get started quickly you should have the right books.
This has a moderately detailed yet approachable introduction to how these work and the basic design criteria. It's not a design book. It's not a detailed theory book. It's an approachable yet not too simplistic introduction.
Following that are very detailed plans for a relatively simple to build 3 engines. Note by relatively simple I mean drill press with perhaps a milling vise near minimum. Note you can source some of the more critical parts off the internet.
This book also has some great tips/tools such as for lapping the pistons - the first detailed yet approachable treatise I've seen in any book on this important area.
Along with this book I would also recommend An Introduction to Low Temperature Differential Stirling Engines for your first forays into this other fascinating area of Stirling engines.
See my Introduction to and Making Basic Stirling Engines list.
 For Novice Only August 29, 2002
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
The book provides very little engineering data. Hobbits who are interested in playing with a model for fun may find the book amusing. Engineers who are interested in designing Stirling machines will find it useless.
 General Overview of Stirling Engines with Examples August 21, 2001
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This compact little book provides a good general overview of Stirling Engine design and operation. It provides many illustrations which both explain the operation and provide examples of practical Stirling Engines. Dr. Senft also included a very brief description of the thermodynamic principles of these engines which includes an explaination of Carnot Efficiency. If you are looking for a mathmatical treatment or engineering text, look elsewhere; this book provides an interesting, easy to read high level introduction. I liked it but it could use a little more detail.
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