Stirling Engine
Over the course of the fall 2022 semester, I designed and fabricated a Stirling Engine. I chose a wolf design for my engine so the mechanics of the engine were hidden from the front view but you could still see the moon, enhancing the silhouette of the wolf. I created a full assembly of the engine on SolidWorks. When using a blow torch to apply heat to the engine, the flywheel reaches speeds of over 1500 rpm. I made the engine using steel, brass, and aluminum. All of the parts were manufactured by me in Penn's precision machining laboratory using the lathe, mill, and CNC operations. The wolf-shaped bed plates were outsourced to Send-Cut-Send who laser cut the metal. I enjoyed this project so much that I now work in the precision machining laboratory at Penn.
This is a video of my engine running during earlier stages of the testing process.