It turns out that I was trying to explain a brayton cycle in my layman's terms. This brings other limitations compared to a stirling cycle, so not really an advancement in efficiency.
Thank you crshears, I googled a while ago and I'm trying to develop my idea further. This is what we're talking about.
And thanks littleinch. I don't think it's a perpetual motion device as it would need the heat from the fire to keep moving. So I'm putting energy in.
I'll try to elaborate on...
I'm brainstorming on a way to make power from our woodfired stove. This is a hobby project and some things (like the math) are a bit out of my league.
My idea is to base this on the stirling cycle, but adapted. I've gone through many different versions and at the moment I'm stuck on this. I...
