Comparison of Stirling engines for use with a 25-kW disk-electric conversion system [PDF]
Heat engines were evaluated for terrestrial solar heat receivers. The Stirling Engine was identified as one of the most promising engines for terrestrial applications.
Shaltens, Richard K.
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Recent Advances in Design of Low Cost Film Concentrator and Low Pressure Free Piston Stirling Engines for Solar Power [PDF]
, 1984 The free piston Stirling-linear alternator was shown to be scalable to power levels of tens of kilowatts in a form which is simple, efficient, long lived and relatively inexpensive.
Beale, W. +2 more
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Preliminary designs for 25 kWe advanced Stirling conversion systems for dish electric applications [PDF]
Under the Department of Energy's (DOE) Solar Thermal Technology Program, Sandia National Laboratories is evaluating heat engines for terrestrial Solar Distributed Heat Receivers.
Schreiber, Jeffrey G. +1 more
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The 25 kWe solar thermal Stirling hydraulic engine system: Conceptual design [PDF]
The conceptual design and analysis of a solar thermal free-piston Stirling hydraulic engine system designed to deliver 25 kWe when coupled to a 11 meter test bed concentrator is documented.
Emigh, Grant +4 more
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RE-1000 free-piston Stirling engine update [PDF]
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.
Schreiber, J. G.
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Overcoming power-efficiency tradeoff in a micro heat engine by engineered system-bath interactions. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Krishnamurthy S, Ganapathy R, Sood AK.
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A 1987 overview of free-piston Stirling technology for space power application [PDF]
An overview is presented of the NASA Lewis Research Center free-piston Stirling engine activities directed toward space-power application. NASA Lewis serves as the project office to manage the newly initiated NASA SP-100 Advanced Technology Program.
Alger, Donald L., Slaby, Jack G.
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Transient performance prediction of solar dish concentrator integrated with stirling and TEG for small scale irrigation system: A case of Ethiopia. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 Bekele EA, Ancha VR.
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Advanced propulsion system concept for hybrid vehicles [PDF]
A series hybrid system, utilizing a free piston Stirling engine with a linear alternator, and a parallel hybrid system, incorporating a kinematic Stirling engine, are analyzed for various specified reference missions/vehicles ranging from a small two ...
Bhate, S., Chen, H., Dochat, G.
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Influence of Dead Volume Ration on the Thermodynamic Performance of Free-Piston Stirling Machines
ModellingThe excellent thermal performance, quiet operation, and fuel flexibility of free-piston Stirling machines enable their broad application potential in sectors such as aerospace, distributed power generation, and industrial waste heat utilization.
Yajuan Wang, Junde Guo
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