The myth of the high-efficiency external-combustion Stirling engine

The reported discrepancy between theory and experiment for external combustion Stirling engines is explained by the addition of thermal resistance of the combustion gasses to the standard Carnot model. In these cases, the Stirling engine ideal efficiency is not as is normally reported equal to the C...

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Main Author: Riley, Paul Howard
Format: Article
Published: Scientific Research Publishing 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49016/