Abstract
Apart from the double acting type engine, Stirling engines have either 2 pistons in 2 cylinders or 2 pistons in a single cylinder, with the heater, regenerator and cooler installed between the pistons. The single piston type Stirling engine, on the other hand, consists of a single piston in a single cylinder, a cooler, a generator, a heater and a gas damper. The gas damper has a role equivalent to the expansion piston. For this paper, a simple prototype engine, using air at normal atmospheric pressure as the working gas, was fabricated. The basic characteristics of this engine were examined experimentally. In addition, a simple cycle simulation was carried out and compared with the experimental result.
