An Introduction to Stirling Engines 

James Senft                          

List Price  $12.95 plus S & H

Low Temperature Differential Stirling Engines

James Senft        

List Price $13.95 plus S & H

The Evolution of the Heat Engine 

By Ivo Kolin                             

List Price $21.95 plus S & H

An Introduction to Stirling Engines covers the subject of hot air engines and their modern counterparts from the beginning. The book starts with the elementary ideas that underlie all heat engines and builds up to clear explanations of how all Stirling engines work with many illustrations of old, new, and experimental engines. Anyone interested in engines will find something new in this fresh account of the Stirling. The beginner will see revealed a clean and quiet power source that can run on any fuel or heat source and be put to work on a variety of tasks from pumping water to powering cars. The student will find a clear explanation of the basic physics of these engines. The model builder will find many new ideas and subjects for miniature engine projects. And the expert engineer will find accurate general technical coverage and references for further information.

Covers :
• Physics of heat engines
• How Stirling engines work
• Old hot air engines
• Modern high power Stirlings
• Experimental Stirling engines
• Unusual hot air engines
• Applications of Stirling engines
• Model hot air engines

An Introduction to Low Temperature Differential Stirling Engines covers the latest new development in the field of Stirling engines. This 88-page book introduces the fascinating world of Stirling engines that can operate on hot water, ice, sunshine, or even on the warmth of your hand. Developed over a decade of university research, low temperature differential Stirlings have been refined to operate wherever there is a temperature differential of just a few degrees. Written by one of the original researchers in the field, the subject is explained from its beginnings in a clear, logical, and complete way, and the design and operating characteristics of these engines are related to the basic facts of heat engine physics. For readers interested in making one of these remarkable engines, the book includes complete dimensioned drawings and directions for making an engine that will run effortlessly just resting on your hand for heat. The book is entirely self contained and accessible to the raw beginner, but the expert will find much new material in this volume including a long list of references for further study. The author, James R. Senft, is a university professor with over two decades of research experience in heat engines. He has written and lectured extensively on Stirling engines, and served as consultant to universities, laboratories, and industrial concerns working on engine development.

The story of the new breed of Stirling engines that can run on remarkably small temperature differences.
• Origin and Development
• Theory and Operation
• Construction

Describes how to make an engine that will run just on the heat of your hand.

This book is an absolute must for the library of anyone interested in heat engines.

• Filled with rare information not available elsewhere.
• A masterpiece of technical illustration and historical documentation.
• Invaluable resource for scientists, engineers, model builders, inventors, and all
   who are mechanically minded.

Written by the inventor of the low temperature differential Stirling engine.

• A superbly illustrated story of the development of heat engines.
• An oversized book with large clear drawings and diagrams that describe engine
   construction and operation.
• Includes dimensions and test results from original historical sources.
• Detailed explanation of engine cycles and basic thermodynamic principles.
• Includes coverage of heat pumps and related thermal machines.
• Excellent source of ideas for new projects for model makers.
• Includes elementary thermodynamic calculations comparing engine cycles

Engines described and illustrated in this book include :

• Hot Air Engines of Stirling, Ericsson, Joule, Meijer, Lehmann, Laubereau, Meijer
  and Philips
• Internal Combustion Engines of Lenoir, Otto, Hugon, Brayton, Cayley, Buckett,
   Benier, Diesel,and Wankel
• Steam Engines of Papin, Savery, Newcomen, Watt, Stephenson
• Rocket Engines of Tsiolkovsky, Goddard, V-2, H-1, F-1, and J-2
• Liquid Engine of Malone
• Heat Pumps & Cooling Engines of Giffard, Windhausen, Kohler,and Jonkers
• Mechanochemical Engine of Katchalsky
• Artificial Heart Engine of Martini
• Rotary Piston Engines
• Gas Turbine Cycles

A Heat Engineer or Hobbyist Dream.