Stirling Engines
Developed by the Rev. Robert Stirling in 1816
“external combustion” engine, consumes no fuel itself, utilizing heat produced from virtually any external source.
operates by alternately heating and cooling an inert gas in a cylinder which operates a piston.
uses “waste” heat that is a byproduct of some other application, such as water heating.
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