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AN UPDATE OF FREE-PISTON STIRLING ENGINE HEAT PUMP DEVELOPMENT.

Author(s) : ACKERMANN R. A., CLINCH J. M., PRIVON G. T.

Summary

A FREE-PISTON STIRLING ENGINE HEAT PUMP FOR RESIDENTIAL APPLICATIONS CONSISTS OF A NATURAL GAS COMBUSTOR, FREE-PISTON STIRLING ENGINE, AND A VARIABLE-STROKE RESONANT PISTON REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR. THE COMPRESSOR IS LINKED TO THE ENGINE VIA A UNIQUE HYDRAULIC TRANSMISSION THAT PROVIDES FOR BOTH EFFICIENT POWER TRANSFERAND HERMETIC SEALING BETWEEN THE ENGINE WORKING FLUID (HELIUM) AND THE COMPRESSOR REFR. THIS DEVELOPMENT EFFORT HAS LED TO A BREADBOARD HEAT PUMP POWER MODULE, ENGINE/TRANSMISSION/COMPRESSOR, THAT HAS UNDERGONE A COMPREHENSIVE TEST PROGRAM TO EVALUATE ITS PERFORMANCE AND TO JUDGE ITS POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.

Details

  • Original title: AN UPDATE OF FREE-PISTON STIRLING ENGINE HEAT PUMP DEVELOPMENT.
  • Record ID : 1987-2395
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 92; n. 2B; 160-173; 12 fig.; 4 tabl.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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