User:Akshay.mistry/ENES-100/Poject 1

=Stirling Engine= A Stirling engine is a heat engine operating by cyclic compression and expansion of air or other gas, the working fluid, at different temperature levels such that there is a net conversion of heat energy to mechanical work. Click Here for further understanding.

week 1
This week was basically spent on researching on different types of Stirling engines and how they works(concept). These are the two videos for further details Link 1 link 2

List that are required for this project

 * 1) Coke cans
 * 2) small tins
 * 3) Balloon
 * 4) Fine steel wire wool
 * 5) steel wire
 * 6) Copper wire
 * 7) Bottle cap(fly wheel)
 * 8) Super Glue
 * 9) Compact Disc
 * 10) Temperature resistant silicone

After the research was done, the starting point was to gather all the material together. The focus is specifically on the chamber and Piston--that will shoot up and down. The tough decision was about the piston, for the fact that it can be made from many materials, but finally wire-wool was picked in order to make a piston. Now comes the chamber part, in order to make a chamber two small tins were cut from the top, which will then stick together on top of each other at the very end, when everything is done. Here is the associated /CDIO/ page.

week 2
I spend this week working with my partner Jesal and Ryan in engineering lab. This week was invested on making drive shaft(crank), connecting link rod, displacer, stands that hold the crank in position etc. All this procedure took place in a very carefully environment with lots of safety precaution, for the fact that there were many tools that can cause lethal injury if not operated in right way. Here is the associated /CDIO/ page for more information.

week 3
This week was spent on building a sturdy stand. A 9inch tin was cut and shorten to 4inch to make a perfect fit with the engine. The electric cutting tool and drill machine were crucial for this job. Different types of displacers were also made because the the one with wool wire didnt actually work the way it was expected. Here is the associated /CDIO/ page.

week 4
This week is supposed to be reserved for CDIO page but unfortunately none of the displacer seem to be working but the one with soda can. Most of the displacers that were made just failed and didn't work properly, first displacer that was made couldn't move properly, second displacers just got burned, and the third displacer -- the one out of sodacan seems to be working fine. Now the second problem is the air leak from the upper chamber, many tweaks were attempted but none of them seems to be working. The focus finally diverted towards how to make the engine work plus the CDIO page. Here is the associated /CDIO/ page for more information.