Free Piston Stirling Engines (Lecture Notes in Engineering,

Free Piston Stirling Engines (Lecture Notes in Engineering, 12)
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DEFINITION AND NOMENCLATURE A Stirling engine is a mechanical device which operates on a closed regenerative thermodynamic cycle with cyclic compression and expansion of the working fluid at different temperature levels. The flow of working fluid is controlled only by the internal volume changes, there are no valves and, overall, there is a net conversion of heat to work or vice-versa. This generalized definition embraces a large family of machines with different functions; characteristics and configurations. It includes both rotary and reciprocating systems utilizing mechanisms of varying complexity. It covers machines capable of operating as a prime mover or power system converting heat supplied at high temperaÂ ture to output work and waste heat at a lower temperature. It also covers work-consuming machines used as refrigerating systems and heat pumps abstracting heat from a low temperature source and delivering this plus the heat equivalent of the work consumed to a higher temÂ perature. Finally it covers work-consuming devices used as pressureÂ generators compressing a fluid from a low pressure to a higher presÂ sure. Very similar machines exist which operate on an open regenÂ erative cycle where the flow of working fluid is controlled by valves. For convenience these may be called Ericsson engines but unfortunateÂ ly the distinction is not widely established and regenerative machines of both types are frequently called 'Stirling engines'.
Country USA
Brand Springer
Manufacturer Springer
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 41 black & white illustrations, biograph
ReleaseDate 1985-06-01
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9783540154952

Country	USA
Brand	Springer
Manufacturer	Springer
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	41 black & white illustrations, biograph
ReleaseDate	1985-06-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9783540154952

Free Piston Stirling Engines (Lecture Notes in Engineering, 12)

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