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Two centuries after the original invention, the Stirling engine is now a commercial reality as the core component of domestic CHP (combined heat and power) - a technology offering substantial savings in raw energy utilization relative to centralized power generation. The threat of climate change req...
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Woodhead Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, England : |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Woodhead Publishing in mechanical engineering
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781845692315 |
| Summary: |
Two centuries after the original invention, the Stirling engine is now a commercial reality as the core component of domestic CHP (combined heat and power) - a technology offering substantial savings in raw energy utilization relative to centralized power generation. The threat of climate change requires a net reduction in hydrocarbon consumption and in emissions of 'greenhouse' gases whilst sustaining economic growth. Development of technologies such as CHP addresses both these needs. Meeting the challenge involves addressing a range of issues: a long-standing mismatch between inherently favourable internal efficiency and wasteful external heating provision; a dearth of heat transfer and flow data appropriate to the task of first-principles design; the limited rpm capability when operating with air (and nitrogen) as working fluid. All of these matters are explored in depth in The air engine: Stirling cycle power for a sustainable future. The account includes previously unpublished insights into the personality and potential of two related regenerative prime movers - the pressure-wave and thermal-lag engines. Contains previously unpublished insights into the pressure-wave and thermal-lag enginesDeals with a technology offering scope for saving energy and reducing harmful emissions without compromising economic growthIdentifies and discusses issues of design and their implementation. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 276 pages, [2] pages of plates) : illustrations (some color). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781845693602 1845693604 |
| Index Number: | TJ765 |
| CLC: | TK1 |
| Contents: | pt. 1. A long-overdue reappraisal -- pt. 2. Living with incompressible flow data -- pt. 3. Working with the reality of compressible flow -- pt. 4. Some design considerations. |