[Bldg-sim] Stirling engine efficiencies

[Ralph Muehleisen]

The theoretical Stirling engine is reversible, so it's efficiency is the
same as a Carnot engine over the same temperature range.

If you want the efficiency of a real Stirling engine, then you would need to
know more details about the construction.

Two researchers who have looked at these engines in more detail are A. Organ
and T. Finkelstein.


Ralph


Ralph Muehleisen, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP, FASA, INCE Bd. Cert.
Principal Building Scientist, Argonne National Lab
Adjunct Associate Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology
muehleisen at gmail.com
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On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 2:05 PM, leen peeters <l.f.r.peeters at gmail.com>wrote:

> Dear,
>
> can someone provide me with efficiency data as function of low and high
> temperature source for a Stirling engine?
> I would actually like to model a low temperature Stirling engine in a small
> scale application, so data and/or information of producers is very well
> appreciated!
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Leen Peeters
>
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