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Design considerations for a power optimized regenerative endoreversible Stirling cycle
Author(s) -
Bhattacharyya Souvik,
Blank David A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-114x(200005)24:6<539::aid-er605>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - stirling engine , stirling cycle , regenerative heat exchanger , heat sink , power (physics) , thermal efficiency , engineering , automotive engineering , mechanical engineering , thermodynamics , heat exchanger , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , combustion
An evaluation of the major theoretical considerations concerning the design of an endoreversible Stirling cycle with ideal regeneration is given. The factors affecting optimum power and efficiency at optimum power are analysed for the cycle based upon higher and lower temperature bounds. Heat transfer characteristics of the regenerator and the thermal source and sink, individual process times for the cycle have been studied with respect to engine design parameters like speed, compression ratio, etc. The results of this study provide additional information for use in the optimized design and evaluation of Stirling engines. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.