Objective: Operate a functional model of a Stirling engine as a heat engine
A hot-air engine is a classical example of a heat engine. In the course of a thermodynamic cycle thermal energy is fed in from a high temperature reservoir and then partially converted into useable mechanical energy. The remaining thermal energy is then transferred to a reservoir at a lower temperature.
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![Experiment: Stirling Engine D (230 V, 50/60 Hz), 8000595 [UE2060100-230], Thermodynamic cycles](/thumblibrary/UE2060100-230/UE2060100-230_01_1200_1200_Experiment-Stirling-Engine-D-230-V-5060-Hz.jpg)
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0 – 20 V, 0 – 5 A, 1003312 [U33020-230], Power Supplies](/thumblibrary/U33020-230/U33020-230_01_140_140_DC-Power-Supply-0-20-V-0-5-A.jpg)
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![Safety Experiment Leads, 75 cm, 2.5 mm², blue, red, (2 pcs), 1017718 [U13816], Experiment Leads and Cables](/thumblibrary/U13816/U13816_01_140_140_Safety-Experiment-Leads-75-cm-25-mm-blue-red-2-pcs.jpg)
![Set of 10 Beakers,600 ml, Tall Form, 1002873 [U14211], Glassware](/thumblibrary/U14211/U14211_01_140_140_Set-of-10-Beakers-600-ml-Tall-Form.jpg)
![Precision Dynamometer 5 N, 1003106 [U20034], Dynamometers](/thumblibrary/U20034/U20034_01_140_140_Precision-Dynamometer-5-N.jpg)
![Mechanical Stopwatch, 15 min, 1003369 [U40801], Measurement of Time](/thumblibrary/U40801/U40801_01_140_140_Mechanical-Stopwatch-15-min.jpg)
![Stirling Engine D, 1000817 [U8440450], Main Products – Cyclic Processes](/thumblibrary/U8440450/U8440450_01_140_140_Stirling-Engine-D.jpg)
![Magnetic Stirrer with Heater,
up to 320°C, 1002807 [U11875-230], Seebeck Effect](/thumblibrary/U11875-230/U11875-230_01_140_140_Magnetic-Stirrer-with-Heater-up-to-320-C.jpg)
![Electron Diffraction Tube S, 1013889 [U185711], Wave–Particle-Dualism](/thumblibrary/U185711/U185711_01_140_140_Electron-Diffraction-Tube-S.jpg)
![High-Quality Vacuum Hand Pump, 1012856 [U205001], Vacuum Pumps](/thumblibrary/U205001/U205001_01_140_140_High-Quality-Vacuum-Hand-Pump.jpg)
![Supplement: Stirling Engine D, 1008516 [U8440455], Accessories – Cyclic Processes](/thumblibrary/U8440455/U8440455_01_140_140_Supplement-Stirling-Engine-D.jpg)
![Converging Lens K, f = +50 mm, 1000869 [U8475901], Optical System Kroencke – Accessories](/thumblibrary/U8475901/U8475901_01_140_140_Converging-Lens-K-f-50-mm.jpg)
![Converging Lens K, f = +100 mm, 1010300 [U8475911], Optical System Kroencke – Accessories](/thumblibrary/U8475911/U8475911_01_140_140_Converging-Lens-K-f-100-mm.jpg)
![Resistance Apparatus, 1009949 [U8492030], Circuits](/thumblibrary/U8492030/U8492030_01_140_140_Resistance-Apparatus.jpg)
![Lever, 1008539 [U8552001], Lever and Pulley](/thumblibrary/U8552001/U8552001_01_140_140_Lever.jpg)
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![VinciLab 2, 1021477 [UCMA-001], Data logger](/thumblibrary/UCMA-001/UCMA-001_01_140_140_VinciLab-2.jpg)
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Ohm’s Law, 8000613 [UE3020320-230], Charge transport and current](/thumblibrary/UE3020320-230/UE3020320-230_01_140_140_Experiment-Ohm-s-Law.jpg)