Heat-transfer aspects of Stirling power generation using incinerator waste energy

S.T. Hsu, F.Y. Lin and J.S. Chiou

Renewable Energy, 2003, vol. 28, issue 1, 59-69

Abstract: The integration of a free-piston Stirling engine with linear alternator and an incinerator is able to effectively recover the waste energy and generate electrical power. In this study, a cycle-averaged heat transfer model is employed to investigate the performance of a free-piston Stirling engine installed on an incinerator. With the input of source and sink temperatures and other realistic heat transfer coefficients, the efficiency and the optimal power output are estimated, and the effect induced by internal and external irreversibilities is also evaluated. The proposed approach and modeling results presented in this study provide valuable information for engineers and designers to recover energy from small-scale incinerators.

Keywords: Free-piston Stirling engine; Linear alternator; Incinerator; Thermal efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(02)00018-6

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