Exergy Analysis and Optimization of an Alpha Type Stirling Engine Using the Implicit Filtering Algorithm

This paper presents the exergy analysis and optimization of the Stirling engine, which has enormous potential for use in the renewable energy industry as it is quiet, efficient, and can operate with a variety of different heat sources and, therefore, has multi-fuel capabilities. This work aims to pr...

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Main Authors: James A. Wills, Tunde Bello-Ochende
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmech.2017.00021/full