The Air Engine
Stirling Cycle Power for a Sustainable Future
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Power Resources
| Author: | Allan J. Organ | ISBN: | 9781845693602 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science | Publication: | August 28, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Woodhead Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Allan J. Organ |
| ISBN: | 9781845693602 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science |
| Publication: | August 28, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Woodhead Publishing |
| Language: | English |
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 The account includes previously unpublished insights into the personality and potential of two related regenerative prime movers - the pressure-wave and thermal-lag engines.
- Contains previously unpublished insights into the pressure-wave and thermal-lag engines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
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
