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A MYTH OR REALITY???
STIRLING ENGINE
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CONTENTS:
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
STIRLING ENGINE
STIRLING CYCLE
ADVANTAGES
SUMMARY
ABSTRACT
with our vehicles engine and most exhaust then he is probably going
cash for repairs and parts and be a reality? The answer for this is
The space above a cold piston is main chamber. The end of shaft
cooled always by cold air. centered over the main chamber has
a crank and connecting rod, which
DISPLACER TYPE STIRLING
drives the displacer.
ENGINE
Displacer: This is the large piston in
the drawing. This piston is very loose
in its cylinder, so air can move easily
between the heated and cooled
sections of the engine as the piston
moves up and down.
e displacer type Stirling engine as the gas inside the engine expands.
chamber only expansion and back, this heat is reclaimed; thus the
regenerator "pre heats" and "pre
compression of gas takes place.
cools" the working gas, dramatically Transfer: At this point, the gas has
improving efficiency. expanded. Most of the gas (about
STIRLING CYCLE 2/3rds) is still located in the hot
engine is that a fixed amount of gas the crankshaft the next 90 degrees,
ADVANTAGES
There is no exhaust of gases as
in case of normal piston
engines.
The Stirling engine only makes power These engines are quieter in
during the first part of the cycle. operation.
There are two main ways to increase Gas inside the engine never
the power output of a Stirling cycle. leaves the engine.
Increase power output in stage The external heat source could
one: In part one of the cycle; be anything-even heat from
Four Cylinders Free-Piston Alpha engine can work on any type of fuel
Engine whether it is conventional or non-
The four cylinders are physically
conventional fuel. And the basic
arranged with a 90-degree phase
advantage of this engine is that the
difference with each piston connected
amount of gas inside the chamber
to a gas compressor. The gas
remains fixed that is there is no
compressors are then used to drive a
exhaust and hence this engine is
gas turbine expander .The main
pollution less.
advantage of this system is the
Due to this pollution free and
promise of a high specific power and
use of any type of fuel characteristics
most important, high reliability and
the Stirling engine has greater
life resulting from the absence of
potential over any other type of
heavily loaded moving parts.
engine existing today. Hence this
engine is highly preferred in
automobile sector finding its
application in submarines to hybrid
cars. Due to the above specified
advantages the striling engine is
giving a cutting edge to all other
engine existing today and is viewed
as an answer to the existing energy
crisis.