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Good to know about being able to manufacture the parts cheap. Is the expectation that you can buy one of the canisters from walmart/target and hookup to your new high pressure pump to be able to get the levels needed to fill it? I thought the high pressure tank would just take the air and not be abl...

Here was the geothermal video I saw:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61mz4vr1EeE


It is pure geothermal, but due to 20KM depths in 100 days (if they can pull it off) the differentials will be so great they can just direct drive steam engines. Use the earth to drive energy...

... IMO, I would think that a Stirling engine powering a heat pump is similar to a gas engine powering a fuel pump. Nobody cries about any violation of physics or calls a gas engine driving a fuel pump "perpetual motion". A heat engine using a heat pump to deliver it's "fuel" (h...

That is interesting on the last picture with the cold battery - I understand what is being described, but wouldn't the use of the heat to create the electricity by the temperature differential also have a heating effect (although slight) on the cold battery (as you can't prevent the small thermal co...

Interesting information. I will need to research more on Carnot formula. Based on my understanding of the Fort Carson test, the size of the dish and potential solar output should be able to do both - power the stirling at full capacity and then use excess heat for space heating. I realize they likel...

I like the sodium/sand layer type design. Seeing this now would have made me try it that way. Even if just directly heating a sand layer. Reminds me of the recent news on the sand batteries - but this would be a more direct way to go from the heat to electricity. I am glad you are doing the tests an...

I always thought the tag was basically do not assemble to the rest of the solar dish and such. The engine definitely had everything built with all the sensors. Glad to see that the piston is moving and producing.

Nice tests - I look forward to see you pull it apart. It would be interesting to try a test if you can pressurize it a bit first. That way you see if any power comes out of the plug.

It will be interesting to see.

I am pretty sure the engine is the same as the pictures for used in all of their designs. I don't think it is designed any differently then the ones used for the power plant. I agree it is built heavy and extreme, but would seem like they do that to meet traditional power utility specs along with mi...

You look like you have a jet engine attached to the back of your truck.

I'm am very much interested in seeing the results of the heater directly on it. Glad you were able to come out and get it. Also very glad it went to an enthusiast. Keep us all updated on what you can do with it.

On the cover, I only have one side of it unfortunately, so I don't think I have the whole thing, but it definitely allows with this type of picture or the half available to be able to figure out how to cover as needed. It is all fiber/plastic anyway so not really doing much except protecting the eng...

Tom, Thanks for the video, I haven't seen this one before.

Interesting PDF's from Internet Archive showing DOD Report on the Infinia CHP (Combined Heat and Power). The picture on page 19 (document page 6) shows the details which looks a lot like the engine I have. I don't know if I have all the extra components for additional combined heat, but looking thro...

Let me know if you have any questions about this. I do have a few additional pictures I can share, but this is most of it. The label does say 3KW engine. and Engine ID Y44. If someone is interested in it, please direct message me. I haven't done anything with it in the past 2+ years and know the peo...