Stirling Engine at the Machinist School

In the foreground is a traditional Stirling Engine at the Machinist School. Under the torch is a modern Stirling Engine. One reason to be a machinist is so that you can make things you want to make - like a Stirling Engine. One advantage of a Stirling Engine is that there is no steam boiler to blow up. A Stirling Engine can be "Green" .... it will run from the heat of sunlight. The air in the engine recirculates and never exhausts .... it just keeps heating up and cooling down, resulting in a wheel going around in circles and NO pollution. Stirling Engines have been used to power vehicles, boats, and equipment. Variations are used in outer space.