Performance investigation of an active free-piston Stirling engine using artificial neural network and firefly optimization algorithm [PDF]
HeliyonThe aim of this study is to explore the characteristics of an active Free-Piston Stirling Engine (AFPSE) through the use of machine learning methods. Due to the time-intensive nature of extracting simulation results from complex thermal equations, an ...
A.P. Masoumi +2 more
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Component improvement of free-piston Stirling engine key technology for space power [PDF]
, 1988 The successful performance of the 25 kW Space Power Demonstrator (SPD) engine during an extensive testing period has provided a baseline of free piston Stirling engine technology from which future space Stirling engines may evolve. Much of the success of
D. L. Alger
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β Style Free-Piston Stirling Engine Control System Research [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 For the Free-Piston Stirling Engines (FPSE) control system, a three -phase bridge circuit is reused as the system output about rectifier and start inverter.
Xu Jian, Zhang Yongsheng
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RE-1000 free-piston Stirling engine update [PDF]
, 1985 A free piston Stirling engine was tested. The tests performed over the past several years on the single cylinder engine were designed to investigate the dynamics of a free piston Stirling engine.
Jeffrey G. Schreiber
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Numerical Analysis of the Adiabatic and Quasi Steady Model of Free Piston Stirling Engine [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018 This study presents the numerical simulation of the adiabatic and Quasi steady models of the free piston Stirling engine, the mathematical equations are presented, and design parameters are determined and used as input for the simulation. The simulations
Sowale Ayodeji, Kolios Athanasios J.
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Overview of free-piston Stirling engine technology for space power application [PDF]
, 1987 An overview is presented of free-piston Stirling engine activities, directed toward space power applications. One of the major elements of the program is the development of advanced power conversion.
J. G. Slaby
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Design and analysis of a free-piston stirling engine for space nuclear power reactor
Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2021 The free-piston Stirling engine (FPSE) has been widely used in aerospace owing to its advantages of high efficiency, high reliability, and self-starting ability. In this paper, a 20-kW FPSE is proposed by analyzing the requirements of space nuclear power
Zhiwen Dai +5 more
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Parametric Study on the Performance of Gas Springs in FPSE With Pneumatic Supporting System
Energy Science & EngineeringThe introduction of a pneumatic supporting system composed of gas springs and hydrostatic bearings in the free‐piston Stirling generator (FPSG) can effectively increase the power density of the nuclear space power plant.
Lingxuan Kong +3 more
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Stirling Engine and oil-free compressors [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Refering to figure 1 [Fig.1], an oscillating « flipper » piston (1) and its associated chamber (2) are maintained without reciprocal contact. No oil is required because there is no contact and so no friction.
Raballand Thierry
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The Basics of Controlling a Free Piston Stirling Engine
Biosciences, Biotechnology Research Asia, 2015 Lev Yurievich Lezhnev +2 more
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