Development of New Matrix Material for Stirling Engine Regenerator

Numerical study on optimal Stirling engine regenerator matrix designs taking into account the effects of matrix temperature oscillations

A new regenerator matrix design that improves the efficiency of a Stirling engine has been developed in a numerical study of the existing SM5 Stirling engine. A new, detailed, one-dimensional Stirling engine model that delivers results in good agreement with experimental data was used for mapping the performance of the engine, for mapping the effects of regenerator matrix temperature oscillatio...

Thermodynamic Cycle of Stirling Engine without Regenerator with Pulsating Flow of the Working Body

The features of classical thermodynamic cycle of Stirling engine considering the periodic reciprocal motion of working body through the regenerator have been analyzed in this work. The possibility of satisfactory functioning of modified engine without regenerator with unidirectional pulsating motion of the working body in reсuperative heater and cooler has also been proved. The characteristic f...

Development of a theoretical decoupled Stirling cycle engine

The Stirling cycle engine is gaining increasing attention in the current energy market as a clean, quiet and versatile prime mover for use in such situations as solar thermal generation, micro cogeneration and other micro distributed generation situations. A theoretical Stirling cycle engine model is developed. Using a theoretical decoupled engine configuration in which working space swept volu...

Stirling Solar Engine Design Report

Dynamic Modeling of a Regenerator for the Control-Based Design of Free-Piston Stirling Engines

This paper describes a new approach to modeling and designing free-piston Stirling engines with the goal of building a working prototype. The Stirling cycle is recast as a dynamic system where control design tools and techniques can be applied to determine optimal manufacturable parameters for the engine. A simplified state-space analysis exhibits the merits of this perspective by revealing a l...