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Design of the 4-215 D. A. automotive Stirling engine

Conference ·
OSTI ID:7293720
The Stirling engine holds out prospects of achieving a low pollution, quiet automotive power plant with excellent fuel economy and multi-fuel capability. N. V. Philips, of Holland, has been working with Ford Motor Company since 1972 on a joint program to build, test, and develop a conceptual version of the engine to determine its real potential. A description is given of the approach taken in the design of a four-cylinder double-acting 170-hp Stirling engine with a swash-plate drive, suitable for passenger car installation. Performance and steady-state fuel economy measured on a dynamometer are also presented.
OSTI ID:
7293720
Report Number(s):
CONF-770205-50
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English