Free-piston Stirling engine
A free-piston Stirling engine/linear alternator system (FPSE-010-3), developed under previous Department of Energy (DOE) funding, has been used as a test bed for evaluating selected Stirling engine loss mechanisms. The engine is particularly suited to test-bed operation because engine performance can be evaluated over a wide range of operating conditions; system instrumentation is capable of measuring the effects of system component changes; and modular engine design facilitates the evaluation of alternate component configurations. Extensive testing was performed to establish the operating characteristics of a base-line engine configuration and to characterize specific losses within a Stirling engine. Significant variations in engine performance were observed as the displacer seal clearance was varied. This paper presents selected results from the base-line and displacer seal clearance tests.
- Research Organization:
- Stirling Engine Systems Division, Mechanical Technology Incorporated, Latham, New York
- OSTI ID:
- 5481420
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-820814-
- Journal Information:
- Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN PIECD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALTERNATORS
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
CONFIGURATION
DESIGN
ELECTRIC GENERATORS
ENERGY LOSSES
ENGINES
HEAT ENGINES
LOSSES
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
POWER LOSSES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
STIRLING ENGINES
TESTING
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS