Stoddard / Brayton Cycle Engines

The principle of this engine is quite simple even though some of the plumbing might look a bit daunting! It consists of an expansion piston  b, and a compressor g. Cold gas is compressed in g, them let out of valve k into the heater m, which just consists of a coiled stainless steel tube […]

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Venting of a gas clothes dryer

I have always thought that a gas clothes dryer has to be vented to the outside of the house. But now a friendly neighbor tells me that I do not have to go to the outside and I can save all that lost heat by just letting the thing blow into the basement. Is this […]

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