Share

IIR document

STIRLING ENGINE HEAT PUMPS.

Author(s) : WALKER G.

Type of article: Article, IJR article

Summary

A STIRLING ENGINE IS A SYSTEM THAT MAY BE USED TO PRODUCE POWER FROM A HIGH TEMPERATURE HEAT SOURCE OR AS A REFRIGERATOR AND HEAT PUMP TO DELIVER ENERGY AT A HIGHER TEMPERATURE THAN ABSTRACTED FROM THE SOURCE. A STIRLING ENGINE MAY THEREFORE BE USED AS THE DRIVER FOR NATURAL GAS HEATED AIR CONDITIONING/HEAT PUMP RANKINE CYCLE VAPOUR COMPRESSION SYSTEMS OR ITSELF BE USED AS THE REFRIGERATING/HEAT PUMP SYSTEM REQUIRING AN INPUT OF WORK. TWO SYSTEMS, ONE ACTING AS THE DRIVER, THE OTHER AS THE HEAT PUMP MAY BE COMBINED. THIS PAPER TOUCHES BRIEFLY ON A NUMBER OF TOPICS ABOUT FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS FIELD.

Available documents

Format PDF

Pages: 91-97

Available

  • Public price

    20 €

  • Member price*

    Free

* Best rate depending on membership category (see the detailed benefits of individual and corporate memberships).

Details

  • Original title: STIRLING ENGINE HEAT PUMPS.
  • Record ID : 1982-1697
  • Languages: English
  • Source: International Journal of Refrigeration - Revue Internationale du Froid - vol. 5 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1982/03

Links


See other articles in this issue (8)
See the source

Indexing