Keywords
Heat pumps, Solar engines, Stirling engines
Abstract
An analytical investigation was attempted of a solar driven free-piston Stirling engine driving a second free-piston Stirling engine as a heat pump. A dynamic model and a thermodynamic model with free convection heat transfer were derived. The governing equations were programmed to obtain numerical solutions by computer. Graphs of piston displacements, volumes, pressures, mass cycles, and temperatures versus time are presented. Engine work output, operating frequencies, and efficiencies are calculated. Effects of parameter variations are presented. However, because proper phase angles could not be obtained for this model, the cooling performance of the system could not be evaluated. Limitations of the computer analysis are discussed and areas for possible further investigation are suggested
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Graduation Date
1984
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Beck, James K.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Degree Program
Engineering
Format
Pages
118 p.
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0015935
STARS Citation
Beckfeld, Gary D., "Analytical Investigation of Performance of a Solar Powered Free-Piston Stirling-Stirling Heat Pump Cooling an Insulated Enclosure" (1984). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 4713.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/4713
Contributor (Linked data)
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
Accessibility Status
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