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Why dont stirling engines BLOW UP?

Elite Engineer
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Figure, you have a heat source, heating up air in a pressurized chamber, with no outlet/exhaust...why doesn't it explode due to pressure build up of the heated gas?

 

~EE

Figure, you have a heat source, heating up air in a pressurized chamber, with no outlet/exhaust...why doesn't it explode due to pressure build up of the heated gas?

 

~EE

Strength of materials. Exceed that and they do indeed blow up.

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