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Are Stirling Engines Practical?

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Are Stirling Engines Practical? Also, Stirling engines do not use explosions like normal gasoline engines, therefore they are very quiet. Although these seem like major advantages to an ordinary engine, they are less practical in most vehicles because they require external heat, rather than internal heat. Why Stirling engines are not used? Here’s the Short

How Cold Can A Stirling Engine Get?

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How Cold Can A Stirling Engine Get? A low temperature Stirling engine can run using a hot source temperature between, say, 150 degrees Celsius and 300 degrees Celsius. What temperature difference is needed for Stirling engine? Very low-power engines have been built that run on a temperature difference of as little as 0.5 K. A