Performance of Stirling Engines. Arranging Method of Experimental Results and Performance Prediction

Shoichi IWAMOTO, Koichi HIRATA, Fujio TODA
2001 JSME international journal. Series B, Fluids and thermal engineering  
We have developed five kinds of high-and low-temperature differential Stirling engines and their engine performance was investigated experimentally. In order to determine the parameters that affect engine performance, experimental results were discussed and compared with results calculated using analytical methods. We show an arranging method for the experimental results, and consider the performance of general Stirling engines. After using the arranging method with nondimensional numbers
more » ... ed by a dimensional analysis, a prediction method, which is used at the early design stage, is formulated. One of the nondimensional numbers in this prediction method is calculated based on engine specifications, including the properties of the working gas. The prediction method can predict engine speed, output power, the effect of working gas and operating conditions.
doi:10.1299/jsmeb.44.140 fatcat:cecq2ackgrfp5ifgm4y75q5e3e