Experimental and Dynamic Analysis of a Small-Scale Double-Acting Four-Cylinder α-Type Stirling Engine

Chin-Hsiang Cheng, Yi-Han Tan and Tzu-Sung Liu
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Chin-Hsiang Cheng: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
Yi-Han Tan: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan
Tzu-Sung Liu: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 15, 1-17

Abstract: This research studies the double-acting four-cylinder α-type Stirling engine. A numerical model is developed by combining the thermodynamic model and dynamic model to study the engine performance. The pressure values of the working zone calculated using the thermodynamic model are taken into the dynamic model to calculate the forces acting on the mechanism. Then, the dynamic model further calculates the displacement, velocity, and acceleration of the mechanism link to provide the pistons’ displacements for the thermodynamic model. The model is also validated using experimental data obtained from testing an engine prototype. Under a heating temperature of 1000 K, cooling temperature of 315 K, charged pressure of 10 bar, and loading torque of 0.33 Nm, the engine is capable of achieving a shaft power of 26.0 W at 754 rpm. In addition, the thermal properties and the transient behavior of the engine can be further simulated using the validated numerical model.

Keywords: stirling engine; double-acting; four-cylinder (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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