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Parametric testing and evaluation of a free-piston Stirling engine/linear-compressor system

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OSTI ID:5908716
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A 3 Kw free-piston Stirling engine (FPSE) driving a linear Rankine cycle vapor compressor has been under development as a low-cost activated heat pump (HAHP) for residential applications since 1976. Data obtained from recent testing on the FPSE/linear compressor unit are presented. System performance and engine/compressor matching and control tests and analyses are presented and discussed. Engine component performance and loss test data are also presented. A description of the low-cost real-time digital data acquisition system is included.
Research Organization:
General Electric Co., Philadelphia, PA (USA). Advanced Energy Programs Dept.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
5908716
Report Number(s):
CONF-830812-53; ON: DE83017282
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
COMPRESSORS
CONTROL
DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS
ENGINES
HEAT ENGINES
HEAT PUMPS
OPERATION
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
STIRLING ENGINES
TESTING
VAPOR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION CYCLE