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The Stirling Engine - A Ready Candidate for Solar Thermal Power
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The paper describes Stirling engine developments at United Stirling of Sweden and the adaptation of their 4-95 double-acting engine as an efficient solar energy converter receiving heat from a parabolic dish concentrator. The engine needs only minor modifications to match requirements of a solar heated powerplant. New heater/receiver designs are described, including the relation of tube geometry to solar flux patterns. The 4-95 engine to be installed for a 1981 DOE demonstration program is predicted to achieve a thermal efficiency of 35 percent at a power output of 22 kW.
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Bratt, C., Holgersson, S., Nelving, H., and Percival, W., "The Stirling Engine - A Ready Candidate for Solar Thermal Power," SAE Technical Paper 810456, 1981, https://doi.org/10.4271/810456.Also In
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