Low-grade thermal energy recovery has attained a renewed relevance, driven by the desire
to improve system efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint of power generation. Various …

Maximum power and efficiency at the maximum power point of an endoreversible Stirling
heat engine with finite heat capacitance rate of external fluids in the heat source/sink …

The paper addresses the assessment of the Stirling engine performance by comparing
biomass and solar energy as external renewable energy sources. A program-code was …

In this study, with a comprehensive approach, energy, economic, and environmental
evaluations of a combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) generation system driven by …

Due to the tar contamination caused by the gasification process of biomass, the internal
combustion engine (ICE) based gasification cogeneration systems require complicated gas …

Popular thermodynamic analyses including finite time thermodynamic analysis was lately
developed based upon external irreversibilities while internal irreversibilities such as friction …

With consideration of the biomass energy potential, a Gamma type Stirling engine with 220
cc swept volume and 580 cc total volume was designed, optimized and manufactured. The …

The driving force of a Stirling engine comes from the heating expansion and cooling
compression of working medium. The enhancement of heat transfer capacity of the hot/cold …

In this study, response surface methodology (RSM) and the desirability approach are
applied to study and optimize the performance of a free piston Stirling engine (FPSE). A …

This paper presents a theoretical investigation on kinematic and thermodynamic analysis of
a beta type Stirling engine with rhombic-drive mechanism. Variations in the hot and cold …