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Title: On the role of external combustion engines for on-site power generation

Abstract

Stationary external combustion engines are prime movers that have potential for becoming viable power generation machines in both the residential/commercial and industrial sectors. These large engines are being developed with the capability to employ alternative and/or non-scarce fuels. Energy sources under consideration include coal, coal derived liquids and gases, low-grade petroleum residues, biomass, and municipal wastes. Advantages of external combustion engines relative to conventional prime movers are: greater fuel efficiency, reduced environmental impacts (noise and emissions), and a high degree of fuel flexibility. External combustion engines include steam turbines, Stirling cycle engines, and externally-fired Brayton gas turbines. Among the various applications for external combustion engines are: total energy plants, ICES, industrial cogeneration, small municipal generating plants, and pumping stations. It is not necessary for all the heat supplied an external combustion engine to come from a single source. Various non-coal sources that can be used either independently or integrated with others to supply heat to external combustion engines include solar energy, municipal wastes, biomass, and geothermal. Stirling engine based systems are described. The development of the Stirling engine is briefly discussed. (MCW)

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6413864
Report Number(s):
CONF-790107-4
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 3. national conference and exhibition on technology for energy conservation, Tucson, AZ, USA, 22 Jan 1979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; BRAYTON CYCLE POWER SYSTEMS; EVALUATION; POWER GENERATION; STEAM TURBINES; STIRLING ENGINES; BIOMASS; CO-GENERATION; COAL GAS; COAL LIQUIDS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COST; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; ICES; MUNICIPAL WASTES; SOLAR ENERGY; STIRLING CYCLE; TOTAL ENERGY SYSTEMS; TURBINES; DEUS; ENERGY; ENERGY SOURCES; ENGINES; FLUIDS; GASES; HEAT ENGINES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; STEAM GENERATION; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES; TURBOMACHINERY; WASTES; 290800* - Energy Planning & Policy- Heat Utilization- (1980-); 320304 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization; 320603 - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- Public Utilities- (1980-)

Citation Formats

Holtz, R. E., and Uherka, K. L. On the role of external combustion engines for on-site power generation. United States: N. p., 1979. Web.
Holtz, R. E., & Uherka, K. L. On the role of external combustion engines for on-site power generation. United States.
Holtz, R. E., and Uherka, K. L. 1979. "On the role of external combustion engines for on-site power generation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6413864.
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abstractNote = {Stationary external combustion engines are prime movers that have potential for becoming viable power generation machines in both the residential/commercial and industrial sectors. These large engines are being developed with the capability to employ alternative and/or non-scarce fuels. Energy sources under consideration include coal, coal derived liquids and gases, low-grade petroleum residues, biomass, and municipal wastes. Advantages of external combustion engines relative to conventional prime movers are: greater fuel efficiency, reduced environmental impacts (noise and emissions), and a high degree of fuel flexibility. External combustion engines include steam turbines, Stirling cycle engines, and externally-fired Brayton gas turbines. Among the various applications for external combustion engines are: total energy plants, ICES, industrial cogeneration, small municipal generating plants, and pumping stations. It is not necessary for all the heat supplied an external combustion engine to come from a single source. Various non-coal sources that can be used either independently or integrated with others to supply heat to external combustion engines include solar energy, municipal wastes, biomass, and geothermal. Stirling engine based systems are described. The development of the Stirling engine is briefly discussed. (MCW)},
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year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979},
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