TY  - BOOK
AU  - Organ,Allan J.
ED  - ScienceDirect eBooks.
TI  - The air engine: stirling cycle power for a sustainable future 
T2  - Woodhead Publishing in mechanical engineering
SN  - 9781845693602
AV  - TJ765 .O74 2007
PY  - 2007///
KW  - Stirling engines
KW  - Sustainable engineering
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
KW  - Mechanical
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. A long-overdue reappraisal -- pt. 2. Living with incompressible flow data -- pt. 3. Working with the reality of compressible flow -- pt. 4. Some design considerations
N2  - 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 The account includes previously unpublished insights into the personality and potential of two related regenerative prime movers - the pressure-wave and thermal-lag engines. Contains previously unpublished insights into the pressure-wave and thermal-lag enginesDeals with a technology offering scope for saving energy and reducing harmful emissions without compromising economic growthIdentifies and discusses issues of design and their implementation
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