[Gasification] PRECIR STIRLING ENGINES

[Michael Redler]

OK Tom. I agree with the spirit of your sentiments. However, all 
competitions have rules. If the rules tell you to compete for the most 
versatile form of heat to mechanical energy conversion, there would 
certainly be a different winner (delusions not withstanding).

Mike

Thomas Reed wrote:
> Dear Tom Miles and All:
>
> In the beginning was little Tommy Watt and his mother's kettle.  This 
> generated the idea that steam from an externally heated boiler could 
> apply pressure to a piston, and the age of steam was born and the Kelvin 
> cycle is still used for boiler-steam power. 
>
> Then came Mr. Stirling who wondered if yu could use gas as the pressure 
> element and he invented the Stirling engine which works - sort of.
>
> Then came Dr. Otto who wondered if you couldn't actually burn a clean 
> fuel INSIDE the piston/cylinder and thus was born the internal 
> combustion spark ignited engine.
>
> Then came Rudolph Diesel who thought that with sufficient compression of 
> air and injection of the fuel that you could burn almost anything inside 
> the cylinder.  Mr. Diesel even ran on powdered coal. 
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> There are still people who think that the advantage of *external* 
> combustion of ??? can compete with the *internal* combustion of prepared 
> fuels inside the cylinder/piston.  The first thing they want to buy is a 
> propane torch or woodgas generator to supply the controlled amount of 
> heat.  I fear they are dilusional.
>
> TOM REED  
>
> BEF/BEC
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