Fluidyne engine

A Fluidyne engine is an alpha or gamma type Stirling engine with one or more liquid pistons. It contains a working gas (often air), and either two liquid pistons or one liquid piston and a displacer.

The engine was invented in 1969. The engine was patented in 1973 by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

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