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Revised isothermal analysis program for Stirling engines

Author
Martini, W. R.
Published
United States : [publisher not identified], 1983
Springfield, Va.: National Technical Information Service, [approximately 1983]
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microfiche : negative ; 11 x 15 cm

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Summary
An isothermal analysis, which has been described in the literature previously, has now been improved and made more versatile. Some of the heat- and power-loss equations have been changed and the effect of the adiabatic spaces on the power and the heat input is included. It is also now able to consider the Stirling-cycle machine operating as either a heat engine or a heat pump. The solutions using this method agree usually within 10% for the General Motors data on their 4L23 engine, but is much further off when compared with either calculated or measured data for the GPU-3 engine. This program has had no adjustments to make the results fit the data. Since one engine data agreed well with the program and the other did not, the program should be used with care. After the results of this program have been calibrated for a particular engine, the program would be most useful for design optimization.
Report Numbers
DE83017276; CONF-830812-51
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Collection
NTIS collection.
Note
DOE contract number: W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI Identifier 5909249
Research organization: Martini Engineering, Richland, WA (USA).
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