May have answered my own question. I'm going to see how a few coats of ceramic paint will hold up.
Still open to ideas
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- Thu May 22, 2008 11:28 pm
- Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
- Topic: Hot side piston ....
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- Thu May 22, 2008 11:15 pm
- Forum: Stirling and "Hot Air" Engine Forum
- Topic: Hot side piston ....
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Hot side piston ....
My hot side cylinder is 3" thick walled aluminum tube. The heat pipe/collector connected above this is steel. Originally planned on casting some epoxy pistons, but after testing out solar fresnals and parabolic mirrors I relised I need something more robust. The resin I have deforms at 230F. I'...