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Fluidyne output-column tee, 1/2 in
What fitting tops the output column of a fluidyne engine? · Hardware · basis: Socket at 1/2 in copper tube OD Ø15.88; side port at the 4 mm OD tube
Long Earth Society build part. The water-piston demonstrator. The engines
Exact dimensions. Every file is drawn at true size with no printing tolerance. The holes and pins that meet another part are listed below under Mating features, with the fit each joint needs; open those by your printer's or process's clearance before making the part. Mating features
- sizes
- 3 in table
Notes
- A Ø4 side port 20 mm up, 12 deep, takes a 4 mm OD tube (fit: press). The pressure swing pumps the water in this column.
Sizes
| parameter | value |
|---|---|
| block | 24 × 24 × 40 |
| bore | Ø15.88 through |
| side port | Ø4 at 20 |
Mating features
Drawn at the exact size. Open press, slide, run and socket features by your process's clearance; leave designed gaps and clamp fits as drawn.
| feature | exact | mates with | fit | files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| leg sockets | Ø15.88 | 1/2 in copper tube OD | socket | all |
| tuning / side port | Ø4 | 4 mm OD tube | press | all |
Where the files are
Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.
| Wikipedia | Fluidyne engine | web | CC BY-SA 4.0 (text) |
| C. D. West | Liquid Piston Stirling Engines (1983) | book, reports (OSTI) | reference / US Gov reports public domain verify |
| Long Earth Society | Engine builds | web, video | LES site |
Free files
★ Free files 1 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json
Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=fluidyne-output-tee
Questions
What does the fluidyne output column do?
The pressure swing from the U-tube pumps the water in it; with check valves it is a pump.