Author Title Methodology Findings Similarities Differences

Josef Sedlak DESIGN OF The Stirling cycle is Main factors that Both uses the The difference
STIRLING a thermodynamic impede the concept of is this study
Adam Glvac ENGINE cycle that proper function temperature uses motor,
OPERATING AT describes the of the device are: difference in a one flywheel,
Andrej Czan LOW general class of 1. As the power Stirling Engine, fan, 2 pistons,
TEMPERATURE Stirling devices. piston was not uses pistons regenerator
DIFFERENCE placed in the and flywheel. and uses ice in
(2018) All parts with the cylinder correctly, temperature
complex shape are it rubbed against difference.
manufactured the inner side of While our
using the additive the cylinder. design uses
technology Fused Therefore, the pistons made
Deposition Model contact surfaces of putty, two
(FDM). The engine suffered a slight flywheels and
has been damage by an a dynamo.
composed of 11 abrasion.
parts produced by 2. The cylinders
the technology were not sealed
FDM. Low thermal sufficiently and
conductivity of the the gas leaked
ABS plus plastic is from the engine
beneficial for the excessively.
parts like the 3. The original
displacer or aluminum
cylinder. flywheel was too
heavy to operate.
In cases, where Nevertheless, the
material model is great for
properties of the further editing
ABS plus plastic and
impede the proper enhancement,
function of the which should lead
parts are designed to eliminate
to be as simple as deficiencies of
possible, so they the first
could be prototype. The
manufactured more precise
using hand tools, assembly should
or simple eliminate first
industrial two factors. To
machines. Those reduce weight of
are the aluminum the flywheel it is
plates forming possible to
sides of the heat choose the
exchanger and material with the
have to be made lower density, or
out of materials by implementing
with high thermal a number of
conductivity. lightening holes
into the shape of
the aluminum
flywheel. Ones
the engine
reaches the
steady operation,
it will be suitable
or experiments,
that would test
different types of
regenerators and
its influence to
engines
performance.
Despite the fact
that the steady
operation was
not achieved, the
model would
serve for
educational
purposes to
demonstrate the
mechanism of the
Stirling engine
and to familiarize
the audience with
the principle of its
operation.