The Air Engine
：Stirling Cycle Power for a Sustainable Future
Publication subTitle ：Stirling Cycle Power for a Sustainable Future
Publisher： Elsevier Science
Publication year： 2007
E-ISBN: 9781845693602
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781845692315
P-ISBN(Hardback): 9781845692315
Subject： TK Energy and Power Engineering
Language： ENG
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Description
Two centuries after the original invention, the Stirling engine is now a commercial reality as the core component of domestic CHP (combined heat and power) – a technology offering substantial savings in raw energy utilization relative to centralized power generation. The threat of climate change requires a net reduction in hydrocarbon consumption and in emissions of 'greenhouse' gases whilst sustaining economic growth. Development of technologies such as CHP addresses both these needs.
Meeting the challenge involves addressing a range of issues: a long-standing mismatch between inherently favourable internal efficiency and wasteful external heating provision; a dearth of heat transfer and flow data appropriate to the task of first-principles design; the limited rpm capability when operating with air (and nitrogen) as working fluid. All of these matters are explored in depth in The air engine: Stirling cycle power for a sustainable future. The account includes previously unpublished insights into the personality and potential of two related regenerative prime movers - the pressure-wave and thermal-lag engines.
- Contains previously unpublished insights into the pressure-wave and thermal-lag engines
- Deals with a technology offering scope for saving energy and reducing harmful emissions without compromising economic growth
- Identifies and discusses issues of design and their implementation
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