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Title: An update of free-piston Stirling engine heat pump development

Abstract

A Free-Piston Stirling Engine Heat Pump (FPSE/HP) for residential applications has been under development for the past five years. The system consists of a natural gas combustor, free-piston Stirling engine, and a variable-stroke resonant piston refrigerant compressor. The compressor is linked to the engine via a unique hydraulic transmission that provides for both efficient power transfer and hermetic sealing between the engine working fluid (helium) and the compressor refrigerant. This development effort has led to a breadboard heat pump power module, engine/transmission/compressor, that has undergone a comprehensive test program to evaluate the performance of an FPSE/HP and to judge its potential for further development. The results obtained from this testing are presented in this paper.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Free-Piston Engine Program, Mechanical Technology Inc., Latham, NY
OSTI Identifier:
6566384
Report Number(s):
CONF-8606125-
Journal ID: CODEN: ASHTA
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
ASHRAE Trans.; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 92:2B; Conference: ASHRAE annual meeting, Portland, OR, USA, 22 Jun 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; HEAT PUMPS; PERFORMANCE TESTING; STIRLING ENGINES; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS; COMBUSTORS; COMPRESSORS; HELIUM; HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT; MECHANICAL TRANSMISSIONS; NATURAL GAS; PISTONS; REFRIGERANTS; SEALS; WORKING FLUIDS; BUILDINGS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY SOURCES; ENGINES; EQUIPMENT; FLUIDS; FOSSIL FUELS; FUEL GAS; FUELS; GAS FUELS; GASES; HEAT ENGINES; MACHINE PARTS; NONMETALS; RARE GASES; TESTING; 320106* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Building Equipment- (1987-)

Citation Formats

Ackermann, R A, Clinch, J M, and Privon, G T. An update of free-piston Stirling engine heat pump development. United States: N. p., 1986. Web.
Ackermann, R A, Clinch, J M, & Privon, G T. An update of free-piston Stirling engine heat pump development. United States.
Ackermann, R A, Clinch, J M, and Privon, G T. 1986. "An update of free-piston Stirling engine heat pump development". United States.
@article{osti_6566384,
title = {An update of free-piston Stirling engine heat pump development},
author = {Ackermann, R A and Clinch, J M and Privon, G T},
abstractNote = {A Free-Piston Stirling Engine Heat Pump (FPSE/HP) for residential applications has been under development for the past five years. The system consists of a natural gas combustor, free-piston Stirling engine, and a variable-stroke resonant piston refrigerant compressor. The compressor is linked to the engine via a unique hydraulic transmission that provides for both efficient power transfer and hermetic sealing between the engine working fluid (helium) and the compressor refrigerant. This development effort has led to a breadboard heat pump power module, engine/transmission/compressor, that has undergone a comprehensive test program to evaluate the performance of an FPSE/HP and to judge its potential for further development. The results obtained from this testing are presented in this paper.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6566384}, journal = {ASHRAE Trans.; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 92:2B,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986}
}

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