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Showing 1 to 20 of 84 for “"Stirling"”.
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Stirling-magnetic cryocooler
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1997.
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Optimal Control of Stirling Engines
… zur Leistungsoptimierung der Kolbenpfade von Stirling-Motoren entwickelt, die auf der Theorie der optimalen Steuerung beruht. Für die effiziente praktische Umsetzbarkeit ist dabei ein geringer numerischer Aufwand des eingesetzten thermodynamischen Modells entscheidend. In detaillierten …
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Exergy analysis of a Stirling cycle
In this dissertation the analysis of the Stirling engine is presented, this research topic falls within the category of thermal energy conversion. The research that was conducted is presented in three chapters of which the topics are: the effects of allocation of volume on engine performance, the …
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Influence of sinusoidal motion on Stirling engines
Stirling engines have a high potential to produce renewable energy due to their ability to use a wide range of sustainable heat sources and their high theoretical efficiencies. They have not yet achieved widespread use and commercial Stirling engines have had reduced efficiencies compared to their …
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A Stirling Education: Education in Antebellum Louisiana
… from the immediate family of Lewis Stirling, Sr. and their extended family, the Turnbulls and the Bowmans, were chosen in part because they represented the leading families from West Feliciana Parish during the antebellum period. Their correspondence provided a broad spectrum of …
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Design Exploration of a Miniaturized Stirling Engine
… applications, typically hovering around 2% [1]. Stirling engines, with their proven capability to attain high thermodynamic efficiency (30-40%), offer a promising solution if this efficiency can be maintained in a miniaturized form [2]. This study delves into the design space of a miniaturized …
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Studies of superfluid stirling and pulse tube refrigeration
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1995.
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Estudo teórico de um motor stirling de pistão livre
… linear mathematical models for the Free Piston Stirling Engine with analytical solutions in closed form have been analised, along with new models including one nonlinearity and some other phenomena of the real cycle. Numerical solutions are obtained based on motor simulations and the.models …
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Evaluation of gas spring hysteresis losses in Stirling cryocoolers
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1990.
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An analytical and experimental investigation of the Stirling cycle.
Thesis (Sc. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1969.
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Analysis and design of stirling engines for waste-heat recovery
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1981.
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Exciting youth about science and engineering : the Stirling Engine class
… chosen is the construction and operation of the Stirling Engine using a design borrowed from MIT course 2.670. The module is tested with 15 4th to 7th grade home-schooled students in Los Angeles, Ca. Observations and participant feedback are gathered. Changes including the shortening of lectures, …
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An oil free air compressor based on the Stirling cycle
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1962.
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Waste heat recovery in aluminum plants by means of Stirling engines
… en puissance utile à travers des machines Stirling. La récupération des déchets et leur conversion ont été traitées par l’auteur dans deux articles scientifiques présentés dans cette thèse. Les derniers chapitres de la thèse sont dédiés à la discussion de ce projet de recherche et aux …
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A CFD analysis of the pressure drop through misaligned Stirling engine regenerators
… misaligned cases. As a result of this thesis, Stirling designers can confidently disregard alignment and spacing when assembling wire mesh regenerators, and can more accurately calculate the pressure losses.
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An integrated geometric and thermodynamic performance model of the 2.670 Stirling Engine
… (IAP) at MIT in which each student constructs a Stirling Engine. For the most part, all of the engine parts are uniform, but if so desired, students are allowed to make design changes to certain parts in order to compete for the fastest engine at the end of the class. The research team in the MIT …
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Free-Piston Stirling Convertor Model Development, Validation, and Analysis for Space Power Systems
<p>The Advanced Stirling Convertor (ASC) is a free-piston Stirling engine coupled with a linear alternator currently being under extended testing at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC). Using the Sage 1-D Stirling modeling software, a linear alternator model was developed using two separate …
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Aplicación de la teoría de la semejanza a los motores de ciclo Stirling
… de Semejanza al análisis y proyecto de motores Stirling cinemáticos. A partir del análisis de los fenómenos físicos, los principios básicos y las ecuaciones fundamentales, se ha deducido un sistema completo de magnitudes ordinarias influyentes en el funcionamiento del motor Stirling. Mediante el …
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Active vibration control for a free piston stirling engine with linear alternator FPSE/LA
… generators into action in 2013. The β-type Stirling engine (FPSE/LA) used for micro combined heat and power systems (MCHP) is a synchronous machine that is designed and tuned to operate at 50Hz ± 0.5Hz. This type of technology has to comply with the new regulations that imposes a<br/>wider …
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