Experimental and numerical flow investigation of Stirling engine regenerator

Sol-Carolina Costa, Mustafa Tutar, Igor Barreno, Jon-Ander Esnaola, Haritz Barrutia, David García, Miguel-Angel González and Jesús-Ignacio Prieto

Energy, 2014, vol. 72, issue C, 800-812

Abstract: This paper presents both preliminary experimental and numerical studies of pressure drop and heat transfer characteristics of Stirling engine regenerators. A test bench is designed and manufactured for testing different regenerators under oscillating flow conditions, while three-dimensional (3-D) numerical simulations are performed to numerically characterize the pressure drop phenomena through a wound woven wire matrix regenerator under different porosity and flow boundary conditions.

Keywords: Stirling engine regenerator; Test bench; Oscillating flow; Pressure drop; Thermal efficiency; Porous media (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.06.002

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