Numerical and experimental investigation on the drive mechanisms of Alfa type Stirling engines

Serdar Mete; Selma Ergin

doi:10.1080/14786451.2022.2064861

Numerical and experimental investigation on the drive mechanisms of Alfa type Stirling engines

Serdar Mete
, Selma Ergin^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering

Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University
Istanbul Technical University

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Abstract

Stirling technology has applications in both renewable energy and waste heat recovery systems. The applicability of Stirling engines in these fields depends on the development of more efficient external combustion machines using renewable energy sources or waste heat. In this study, a new drive mechanism is proposed for the low cost, low weight, low volume and high-efficiency Stirling engines. The effects of the new drive mechanism on the performance parameters of the alpha-type kinematic Stirling engine are investigated, experimentally and theoretically. The mathematical model is validated by using the experimental results. The torque values for different piston forces are presented and compared with that of the conventional slider-crank mechanism. The results show that the torque value of the engine using the new drive mechanism increases by up to 3.66 times compared with that of the conventional slider-crank mechanism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1548-1571
Number of pages	24
Journal	International Journal of Sustainable Energy
Volume	41
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2022.2064861
Publication status	Published - 2022

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Funding

The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Istanbul Technical University (BAP), Turkey for the research project (1341-39271). The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Istanbul Technical University (BAP), Turkey for the research project [1341-39271]. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Istanbul Technical University (BAP), Turkey for the research project (1341-39271).

Funders	Funder number
British Association for Psychopharmacology
Istanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi	1341-39271

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Stirling engine
drive mechanism
multi-dynamic modelling
renewable energy
waste heat

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