Experimental evaluation of piston motion modification to improve the thermodynamic power output of a low temperature gamma Stirling engine

Michael Nicol-Seto; David Nobes

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202131304002

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 313, 2021 19^th International Stirling Engine Conference (ISEC 2021)


Article Number		04002
Number of page(s)		14
Section		Novel Designs of Drive Mechanisms and Configurations
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202131304002
Published online		22 October 2021

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[1] B. Kongtragool and S. Wongwises, “A review of solar-powered Stirling engines and low temperature differential Stirling engines, ” Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 131–154, 2003. [Google Scholar]

[2] ÖkoFEN Heiztechnik GmbH, “Pellematic Condens, ” 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.oekofen.com/de-de/pellematic-condens/. [Accessed: 30-Jun-2021]. [Google Scholar]

[3] K. Wang, S. R. Sanders, S. Dubey, F. H. Choo, and F. Duan, “Stirling cycle engines for recovering low and moderate temperature heat: A review, ” Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., vol. 62, pp. 89–108, 2016. [Google Scholar]

[4] J. Egas and D. M. Clucas, “Stirling Engine Configuration Selection, ” Energies, pp. 1–22, 2018. [Google Scholar]

[5] A. J. Organ, “An Ideal Thermodynamic Reference Cycle, ” in Thermodynamics and Gas Dynamics of the Stirling Cycle Machine, New York, USA: Cambridge University Press, 1992. [Google Scholar]

[6] I. Kolin, “Flat Plate & Discontinous Motion, ” in Stirling Motor History Theory Practice, Zagreb: Zagreb University Publication, LTD, 1991, pp. 213–226. [Google Scholar]

[7] I. Urieli and D. Berchowitz, “Introduction, ” in Stirling Cycle Engine Analysis, Bristol, England: Adam Hilger Ltd., 1984. [Google Scholar]

[8] J. R. Senft, “Energy Transfer In Cyclic Heat Engines, ” in Mechanical Efficiency of Heat Engines, New York, USA: Cambridge University Press, 2007. [Google Scholar]

[9] J. R. Senft, “Optimum Stirling engine geometry, ” Int. J. Energy Res., vol. 26, no. 12, pp. 1087–1101, 2002. [Google Scholar]

[10] N. Boutammachte and J. Knorr, “Field-Test of a Solar Low Delta-T Stirling Engine, ” Sol. Energy, vol. 86, no. 6, pp. 1849–1856, 2012. [Google Scholar]

[11] S. Kota, “Generic Models for Designing Dwell Mechanisms : A Novel Kinematic Design of Stirling Engines as an Example, ” vol. 113, no. March 1988, pp. 446–450, 2018. [Google Scholar]

[12] H. Fang, K. Herold, H. Holland, and E. H. Beach, “A Novel Stirling Engine With an Elliptic Drive, ” IECEC 96. Proc. 31st Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf., vol. 2, pp. 1232–1237, 1996. [Google Scholar]

[13] F. L. Litvin, A. Fuentes-Aznar, I. Gonzalez-Perez, and K. Hayasaka, “Elliptical Gears and Gear Drives, ” in Noncircular Gears Design and Generation, Cambridge University Press, 2009, pp. 40–70. [Google Scholar]

[14] C. Stumpf, “Parameter Optimization of a Low Temperature Difference Gamma-Type Stirling Engine to Maximize Shaft Power, ” University of Alberta, 2019. [Google Scholar]

[15] C. J. A. Stumpf, A. J. Hunt, and D. S. Nobes, “Effect of Scaling Up Low Temperature Differential Stirling Engines, ” in Proceedings of The 18th International Stirling Engine Conference, 2018, pp. 497–515. [Google Scholar]