A long shot I know, but does anyone have any plans for building a ltd Stirling engine which uses a Ross yoke? TIA.
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19 years ago
ltd Stirling engine
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19 years ago
I think the Ross yoke will have a bit more friction than you want in an LTD engine. Possibly it would work if the crank pin was fitted with a tiny ballrace which ran in the yoke. It would have to be a loose fit in the yoke (which would have to have a smooth inner surface) and run around it like a racetrack.
If I wanted to build one I'd take a normal design (there's at least one online) and adapt as above.
- Brian
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Cheers Brian, yes, I found a normal design. I happened to see one using the Ross yoke on 'local heroes' and really like the movement.
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An article appeared in Model Engineer in the mid '90's for an LTD with Ross linkage. Mine worked well but friction has to be at a minimum.
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oops, I apparently misread "Ross yoke" as "Scotch yoke" ... ah well, Ross-shire is the nearest bit of Scottish mainland so it's an understandable mistake.
- Brian