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Tri-clamp displacer: Ø33.6, Ø46 and Ø70.9 for 1.5, 2 and 3 in spools

What size displacer fits a 2 inch tri-clamp spool? · Hardware · basis: 16 ga ASME BPE tube bores (1.5 in 34.8, 2 in 47.5, 3 in 72.9 mm) minus a designed radial gap of 0.6 / 0.75 / 1.0 mm (Senft, low-temperature-difference air engines)

Long Earth Society build part. The displacers and heads the LES tri-clamp engines are built from. 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
9 in table

Notes

  • The displacer is a closed cylinder that runs in the spool bore with a designed radial gap: 0.6 mm in the 1.5 in spool (Ø33.6 in Ø34.8), 0.75 mm in the 2 in (Ø46.0 in Ø47.5), 1.0 mm in the 3 in (Ø70.9 in Ø72.9). The gap is part of the design and is drawn as is.
  • Lengths: 1.5 in 50 / 75 / 100, 2 in 60 / 90 / 120, 3 in 80 / 120 / 160 mm. Each length comes two ways: a hollow shell (1 mm wall, closed rounded end, 1.2 mm internal rings every 25 mm) with its end cap, and a solid body of the same diameter and length with a Ø3 centre hole and two 0.6 mm slots crossing on the axis through the full length, so the file is four quarter-segments around the centre hole.
  • The shell's end cap has a spigot Ø(D − 2) × 3 that enters the shell, a Ø D × 1.5 flange, and a Ø16 × 6 boss with the Ø3 rod hole and a Ø2.5 radial hole for an M3 grub at 8 mm; the cap stands 10.5 mm overall. One cap file per spool size serves every length.
  • The Ø3 rod is the displacer rod: it leaves through the displacer head or crank head on the cold end. Every hole that meets another part is in the Mating features table.

Sizes

spool_inbore_mmdisplacer_od_mmlength_mmradial_gap_mm
1.534.833.6500.6
1.534.833.6750.6
1.534.833.61000.6
247.546.0600.75
247.546.0900.75
247.546.01200.75
372.970.9801.0
372.970.91201.0
372.970.91601.0

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.

featureexactmates withfitfiles
displacer OD in the spool borebore − 2 × 0.6 / 0.75 / 1.0tri-clamp-spool boredesigneddisplacer-*
cap spigot in the shellshell boredisplacer shellslidedisplacer-cap-*
cap rod holeØ3Ø3 displacer rod (M3 grub)slidedisplacer-cap-*
cap grub holeØ2.5M3 tap drilldesigneddisplacer-cap-*
displacer-body rod boreØ3Ø3 displacer rodslidedisplacer-body-*

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Long Earth SocietyTri-clamp Stirling engine buildsweb, videoLES site
James R. SenftAn Introduction to Low Temperature Differential Stirling Engines (displacer and gap design)bookMoriya Press verify
WikipediaStirling enginewebCC BY-SA 4.0 (text)

Free files

★ Free files 27 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

displacer-shell-1.5in-501.5 in shell displacer Ø33.6 × 50 for the Ø34.8 bore (0.6 mm radial gap), 1 mm wall, internal rings every 25 mm, closed rounded endSTEP · STL
displacer-cap-1.5in1.5 in displacer end cap with Ø3 rod boss and M3 grub (Ø2.5 tapped) at 8 mm; one per displacerSTEP · STL
displacer-body-1.5in-501.5 in solid displacer body Ø33.6 × 50 with a Ø3 rod bore on the axisSTEP · STL
displacer-shell-1.5in-751.5 in shell displacer Ø33.6 × 75 for the Ø34.8 bore (0.6 mm radial gap), 1 mm wall, internal rings every 25 mm, closed rounded endSTEP · STL
displacer-cap-1.5in1.5 in displacer end cap with Ø3 rod boss and M3 grub (Ø2.5 tapped) at 8 mm; one per displacerSTEP · STL
displacer-body-1.5in-751.5 in solid displacer body Ø33.6 × 75 with a Ø3 rod bore on the axisSTEP · STL
displacer-shell-1.5in-1001.5 in shell displacer Ø33.6 × 100 for the Ø34.8 bore (0.6 mm radial gap), 1 mm wall, internal rings every 25 mm, closed rounded endSTEP · STL
displacer-cap-1.5in1.5 in displacer end cap with Ø3 rod boss and M3 grub (Ø2.5 tapped) at 8 mm; one per displacerSTEP · STL
displacer-body-1.5in-1001.5 in solid displacer body Ø33.6 × 100 with a Ø3 rod bore on the axisSTEP · STL
displacer-shell-2in-602 in shell displacer Ø46 × 60 for the Ø47.5 bore (0.75 mm radial gap), 1 mm wall, internal rings every 25 mm, closed rounded endSTEP · STL
displacer-cap-2in2 in displacer end cap with Ø3 rod boss and M3 grub (Ø2.5 tapped) at 8 mm; one per displacerSTEP · STL
displacer-body-2in-602 in solid displacer body Ø46 × 60 with a Ø3 rod bore on the axisSTEP · STL
displacer-shell-2in-902 in shell displacer Ø46 × 90 for the Ø47.5 bore (0.75 mm radial gap), 1 mm wall, internal rings every 25 mm, closed rounded endSTEP · STL
displacer-cap-2in2 in displacer end cap with Ø3 rod boss and M3 grub (Ø2.5 tapped) at 8 mm; one per displacerSTEP · STL
displacer-body-2in-902 in solid displacer body Ø46 × 90 with a Ø3 rod bore on the axisSTEP · STL
displacer-shell-2in-1202 in shell displacer Ø46 × 120 for the Ø47.5 bore (0.75 mm radial gap), 1 mm wall, internal rings every 25 mm, closed rounded endSTEP · STL
displacer-cap-2in2 in displacer end cap with Ø3 rod boss and M3 grub (Ø2.5 tapped) at 8 mm; one per displacerSTEP · STL
displacer-body-2in-1202 in solid displacer body Ø46 × 120 with a Ø3 rod bore on the axisSTEP · STL
displacer-shell-3in-803 in shell displacer Ø70.9 × 80 for the Ø72.9 bore (1.0 mm radial gap), 1 mm wall, internal rings every 25 mm, closed rounded endSTEP · STL
displacer-cap-3in3 in displacer end cap with Ø3 rod boss and M3 grub (Ø2.5 tapped) at 8 mm; one per displacerSTEP · STL
displacer-body-3in-803 in solid displacer body Ø70.9 × 80 with a Ø3 rod bore on the axisSTEP · STL
displacer-shell-3in-1203 in shell displacer Ø70.9 × 120 for the Ø72.9 bore (1.0 mm radial gap), 1 mm wall, internal rings every 25 mm, closed rounded endSTEP · STL
displacer-cap-3in3 in displacer end cap with Ø3 rod boss and M3 grub (Ø2.5 tapped) at 8 mm; one per displacerSTEP · STL
displacer-body-3in-1203 in solid displacer body Ø70.9 × 120 with a Ø3 rod bore on the axisSTEP · STL
displacer-shell-3in-1603 in shell displacer Ø70.9 × 160 for the Ø72.9 bore (1.0 mm radial gap), 1 mm wall, internal rings every 25 mm, closed rounded endSTEP · STL
displacer-cap-3in3 in displacer end cap with Ø3 rod boss and M3 grub (Ø2.5 tapped) at 8 mm; one per displacerSTEP · STL
displacer-body-3in-1603 in solid displacer body Ø70.9 × 160 with a Ø3 rod bore on the axisSTEP · STL

Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=tri-clamp-displacer

Tri-clamp displacer: Ø33.6, Ø46 and Ø70.9 for 1.5, 2 and 3 in spools, isometric render of a generated part
Render of displacer-shell-2in-90 from the free STEP; not to scale.

Questions

What diameter displacer fits a 2 inch tri-clamp spool?

Ø46.0 mm in the Ø47.5 bore, a 0.75 mm radial gap, in 60, 90 or 120 mm lengths.

How much gap is there between the displacer and the spool?

0.6 mm radial in the 1.5 in spool, 0.75 mm in the 2 in, 1.0 mm in the 3 in: a designed gap, drawn at that size.

How does the rod attach to the displacer?

Through the end cap: a Ø3 hole in a Ø16 × 6 boss, held by an M3 grub in a Ø2.5 radial hole 8 mm up the cap.

Is there a solid version?

Yes: each length also comes as one solid body of the same diameter and length (Ø × L), with a Ø3 centre hole and two 0.6 mm cross slots.