The need for energy converters with high thermal efficiency is a central issue in the field of
renewable energies. So far, different technologies have been introduced for converting …

ABSTRACT Thermoacoustic Stirling engines (TASEs) are the acoustic equivalents of Stirling
engines. They have attracted much attention from researchers due to their unique features …

The free-piston Stirling generator (FPSG) is composed of a free-piston Stirling engine
(FPSE) and a linear alternator. The coupling relationship between the two parts directly …

Free piston Stirling engine is a popular area of research in high-efficiency thermal power
conversion technology. However, owing to its strong coupling, nonlinearity, and parameter …

Exploring efficient renewable energy conversion devices is one of the vital subjects to
address the current energy crisis. Double-acting free piston Stirling generator is a promising …

This paper presents a novel lumped mechanical model incorporating modern control theory
to investigate performance and startup condition of thermo-acoustic Stirling engines …

This paper investigates the path following control problem for underactuated unmanned
surface vehicle (USV) in the presence of unmodeled dynamics, external disturbances and …

This paper focuses on evaluating a free piston Stirling engine (FPSE) using describing
function method along with a genetic algorithm (GA). In this regard, first, the nonlinear terms …

Liquid piston hydrogen compressors (LPHCs) are promising used in hydrogen refueling
stations. Piston braking is crucial to LPHCs since the solid piston works under a high stroke …

In this work, two critical parameters of an active free piston Stirling engine (AFPSE) namely,
the heat transfer and damping coefficients are practically estimated using genetic algorithm …