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Stirling Engine Facts and Technology. Marc Alessandria Ernesto Bosque Jobe Dyson Kirby Little. Overview. History Advantages Applications The Stirling Cycle. History. Robert Stirling; 1816 Introduced to engineering by his father Did not study science in school though - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Stirling EngineFacts and Technology
Marc Alessandria
Ernesto Bosque
Jobe Dyson
Kirby Little
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Overview
• History
• Advantages
• Applications
• The Stirling Cycle
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History• Robert Stirling; 1816• Introduced to engineering by his
father• Did not study science in school
though• Studied math and Law and
decided to become a preacher• Appointed a minister of the
Church of Scotland in 1816
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History• Here he decided to invent a
new engine• His parish worked the steam
engines• Were very inefficient and often
blew up• Wanted to make his parish
lives more comfortable and safe
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History• In 1816 applied for a patent for his
“Economiser”• It is the most important part of his
engine• The Economiser is responsible for
increasing the efficiency of the engine
• Sadly his engine was never utilized• It always took a back seat to
traditional engines
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History• 1850; J. Ericsson• Sold nearly 2,000 engines in N. America• 1940’s; Phillips Co• Batteries became the preferred source of power
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Advantages
• External Heat Source– Environmentally
friendly– Less Wear and Tear– Minimal emissions– One cycle medium
• Simple design– 2 Cylinder– No valves– Minimal maintenance
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Advantage: Efficiency
• Highest thermal efficiency– Difference in temp– Full regeneration,
100% effeciency
• Combustion engines lower efficiency
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Disadvantages
• Low Power to weight ratio– Impractical for motion
• Internal combustion– Practical for motion
• Production costs– No large scale
construction
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USAGES OF THE STIRLING ENGINE
• Stirling Engine are used in our everyday lives.• Stirling Engine are used in refrigerators.• Liquefied gases founded in welding supply
company are made in Stirling Engine.• The satellite weather channel uses a tiny Stirling
cryo-cooler to cool the image sensor to near abolute zero.
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Disadvantages to using Stirling Engines in Vehicles
• In the past 25 years, Stirling Cycling Research Group has directed it interest towards the automotive field.
• They are a couple of key characteristics why Stirling Engines are impractical for many applications, including most cars and trucks.
• Since the heat source is external, it will take a longer time for the engine to respond to the changes in the amount of heat that is applied to the cylinder.
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Con’t
• In other words, the engine needs to warm up to obtain and produce the useful power.
• The engine can not change its power output quickly.
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Stirling Engines in Aviation
• The main reasons these engines are needed in Aviation is because their motor is silent. Smooth torque and lack of vibrations.
• Aviation is the last major user of leaded fuel, Stirling Engines produce less pollution.
• Altitude performance is the strong reason why these engines are needed. If a plane could hold a constant power, it could cruise twice as fast at 40,000 ft as it can at sea level.
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Con’t
• As a safety precaution, the plane can also fly above the weather instead of through it.
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The Stirling CycleProcess breakdown
For stirling enginewithout regenerationFor stirling engine with regeneration
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The Stirling CycleMaterials used in the shop.
k = Thermal Conductivityα = Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
= Heat Conduction EquationQ -k A (dT) t dx
Stainless Stealk = 15.9 (W / m*K)α = 16E-6 (°C-1)
Brassk = 120 (W / m*K)α = 20.0E-6 (°C-1)
DisplacerCylinder
DisplacerPiston
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Materials used utopia.
The Stirling Cycle
Diamond Displacer Cylinderk = 3150 (W / m-K) and Displacer Pistonα = 0.11 - 1.23E-6 (°C-1)Cp= 520 (J / kg-K)
Coating of portion of k = 10 (W / m-K) Diamond Cylinder directly
above flame.
Q -k A (dT) t dx
=
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Materials used utopia.
The Stirling Cycle
η = 1 - TC
TH
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