Title :
Characteristics of Stirling engine regenerator
Author :
Watanabe, Hiroichi ; FUJISAWA, Yuichi ; Moriya, Sen ; Isshiki, Naotsugu
Author_Institution :
Nihon Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The performance of the Stirling engine is influenced by the performance of the regenerator. Over 98% for the regeneration efficiency of the Regenerator must be made with the goal so that the thermal efficiency of the Stirling engine may achieve over 30%. Though the regeneration efficiency is improved as the volume of the regenerator is increased, and as the area of the heating surface is increased, on the other hand as the pressure loss of the inside increases, the output of the engine is lowered. Experiments to examine the characteristics of Stirling engine regenerators are described by the authors
Keywords :
Stirling engines; temperature distribution; thermal analysis; 30 percent; 98 percent; Stirling engine regenerator characteristics; heating surface area; pressure loss; regeneration efficiency; regenerator volume; thermal efficiency; Fluid flow; Heat engines; Infrared imaging; Stirling engines; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Test equipment; Testing; Water resources; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit, 2000. (IECEC) 35th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
1-56347-375-5
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.2000.870937
