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In response to this earlier discussion,
I'm not entirely sure that some such device is impossible. In compressing air, all of the energy put into the air is generally lost as heat, The internal kinetic energy of the gas, however is retained and the gas can be expanded deriving energy from the surrounding ambient heat in the air. Bootstrapping compressor and expansion engines is not at all uncommon practice.
I drew this simple sketch (below) of what might be one possible configuration. A more or less typical Stirling engine with displacer and regenerator. An additional piston for generating the heat of compression has been added on the left with a two-cycle type intake/exhaust. On the order of a "Fire Piston"
Fire Piston video:
No effort whatsoever has been put into designing any kind of proper crankshaft arrangement or figuring on the timing that would be necessary.
Interestingly Nicola Tesla put a great deal of time and effort into the construction of such a "Self-Acting-Engine" as he called it, and although, as far as is known, he was unable to realize it in his lifetime he considered it the "Ideal" energy source of the future.
In response to this earlier discussion,
I'm not entirely sure that some such device is impossible. In compressing air, all of the energy put into the air is generally lost as heat, The internal kinetic energy of the gas, however is retained and the gas can be expanded deriving energy from the surrounding ambient heat in the air. Bootstrapping compressor and expansion engines is not at all uncommon practice.
I drew this simple sketch (below) of what might be one possible configuration. A more or less typical Stirling engine with displacer and regenerator. An additional piston for generating the heat of compression has been added on the left with a two-cycle type intake/exhaust. On the order of a "Fire Piston"
Fire Piston video:
No effort whatsoever has been put into designing any kind of proper crankshaft arrangement or figuring on the timing that would be necessary.
Interestingly Nicola Tesla put a great deal of time and effort into the construction of such a "Self-Acting-Engine" as he called it, and although, as far as is known, he was unable to realize it in his lifetime he considered it the "Ideal" energy source of the future.
