Modelling of a Stirling engine with parabolic dish for thermal to electric conversion of solar energy

G Barreto, P Canhoto - Energy Conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Stirling engines with parabolic dish for thermal to electric conversion of solar energy is one
of the most promising solutions of renewable energy technologies in order to reduce the …

Numerical and experimental investigation of a combustor-coupled free-piston Stirling electric generator

Q Jin, J Luo, H Sun, J Xue, Y Ma, Z Ma, G Yu… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel gas combustor with multiple nozzles is proposed to couple with a free-
piston Stirling electric generator (FPSG) for distributed power application. Due to the simple …

[HTML][HTML] CFD Simulation of Stirling Engines: A Review

S Laín, V Villamil, JR Vidal - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Stirling engines (SEs) have long attracted the attention of renewable energy researchers
due to their external combustion design and flexibility in operating with various heat sources …

Stirling engine regenerators: How to attain over 95% regenerator effectiveness with sub-regenerators and thermal mass ratios

AS Nielsen, BT York, BD MacDonald - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A combined theoretical and experimental approach is used to determine how to achieve a
desired value for the Stirling engine regenerator effectiveness. A discrete one-dimensional …

Three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics simulation of stirling engine

SA El-Ghafour, M El-Ghandour, NN Mikhael - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation for the GPU-3 Stirling
engine is performed. Firstly, the performance of six different eddy-viscosity models are …

Numerical analysis of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics in a stirling engine

W Zhao, R Li, H Li, Y Zhang, S Qiu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A 3D modeling of the fluid dynamics and heat transfer in an advanced free-piston Stirling
engine was conducted. The transient and conjugate fluid dynamics and thermodynamics of …

Constructal design of a circular micro-channel Stirling regenerator based on exergy destruction minimization

M Yu, C Shi, J Xie, P Liu, Z Liu, W Liu - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
Regenerator is a key component in Stirling engines, and its characteristics have a significant
influence on engine performance. Herein, subjected to the global constraints of the fixed …

Performance analysis and multi-objective optimization of a Stirling engine based on MOPSOCD

D Dai, F Yuan, R Long, Z Liu, W Liu - International Journal of Thermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
A Stirling engine displays an aptitude for utilizing sustainable energy (such as solar energy)
and exhibits the same theoretical efficiency as that of a Carnot cycle. However, the actual …

CFD study of heat transfer in Stirling engine regenerator

P Bitsikas, E Rogdakis, G Dogkas - Thermal Science and Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
A three dimensional rhombic-drive beta-type Stirling engine is computationally studied with
the utilization of ANSYS Fluent software. Research is mainly focused on the characteristics …

Three-dimensional CFD study of a β-type Stirling Engine

E Rogdakis, P Bitsikas, G Dogkas… - Thermal Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A three-dimensional beta-type Stirling Engine is simulated with the use of Computational
Fluid Dynamics. Numerical modelling enables the study of gas properties spatial distribution …