The Stirling engine was invented in 1816, before the gasoline and Diesel engines. The Stirling engine can use any type of fuel, as well as solar energy and hot spring heat.
This web site offers academic information for the Stirling engine.
Please enjoy these pages.


Stirling Engine of Saitama University

The Dynamics of Machinery Laboratory (Prof. Iwamoto) at Saitama University had studyed and developed the Stirling engines till March 1998. Here is a web site which was made by Iwamoto's students in these days.

Building of Model Stirling Engine

Students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Saitama University have a class named Mechanical Engineering Seminar. Our laboratory adopted the subject to 'Building of Model Stirling Engine' from September 1997 to January 1998.

Schmidt Theory for Stirling Engines

This is a famous thermodynamical theory for Stirling engines.

Simple Performance Prediction Method for Stirling EngineiJava scriptj

I offer a simple method which predicts a output power and engine speed of the Stiring engine. You can calculate on this page.


The web pages entitled 'Study on Design and Performance Prediction Methods for Miniaturized Stirling Engine' and '100 W class Stirling Engine, Ecoboy-SCM81' have been moved to 'Stirling Engine Home Page at National Maritime Research Institute'.
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