Based on previous work by George Cayley (known for his pioneering work on aeronautics), Stirling filed his patent for a safer engine in 1816. That makes this year the bicentenary of this engine.

The model Stirling engine is a staple of novelty catalogues, and we daresay that were it not for their high price there might be more than one Hackaday reader or writer who might own one.

Reader Sarah Turner emailed in a question yesterday asking about the Stirling Engine and what might come be it’s future as a power source in automobiles. Since this is an excellent topic that ...

Stirling engines produce mechanical power through cyclical compression and expansion of compressible fluids, such as air and gases, by interaction with a heat source. Stirling engines can utilize heat ...

Ideal Stirling engines are monomorphic, so the results of the previous chapter apply directly. System charging an ideal Stirling theoretically produces the best possible effect. This is so whether the ...

The Kharkovchanka: a mobile fortress that braved the icy extremes of Antarctica. Built by the USSR to outdo American efforts, ...