Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Solar Powered Stirling Engine with Heat Transfer Considerations
This paper investigates the optimization of the performance of a solar powered Stirling engine based on finite-time thermodynamics. Heat transference in the heat exchangers between a concentrating solar collector and the Stirling engine is studied. The irreversibility of a Stirling engine is conside...
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| author | Chia-En Ho Chieh-Li Chen Her-Terng Yau |
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| description | This paper investigates the optimization of the performance of a solar powered Stirling engine based on finite-time thermodynamics. Heat transference in the heat exchangers between a concentrating solar collector and the Stirling engine is studied. The irreversibility of a Stirling engine is considered with the heat transfer following Newton's law. The power generated by a Stirling engine is used as an objective function for maximum power output design with the concentrating solar collector temperature and the engine thermal efficiency as the optimization parameters. The maximum output power of engine and its corresponding system parameters are determined using a genetic algorithm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8c4579ab1cdf4138a2a0c25f25cd09402022-12-22T04:04:18ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732012-09-01593573358510.3390/en5093573Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Solar Powered Stirling Engine with Heat Transfer ConsiderationsChia-En HoChieh-Li ChenHer-Terng YauThis paper investigates the optimization of the performance of a solar powered Stirling engine based on finite-time thermodynamics. Heat transference in the heat exchangers between a concentrating solar collector and the Stirling engine is studied. The irreversibility of a Stirling engine is considered with the heat transfer following Newton's law. The power generated by a Stirling engine is used as an objective function for maximum power output design with the concentrating solar collector temperature and the engine thermal efficiency as the optimization parameters. The maximum output power of engine and its corresponding system parameters are determined using a genetic algorithm.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/9/3573heat transferirreversibilityoptimizationmaximum power outputgenetic algorithmsStirling engine |
| spellingShingle | Chia-En Ho Chieh-Li Chen Her-Terng Yau Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Solar Powered Stirling Engine with Heat Transfer Considerations Energies heat transfer irreversibility optimization maximum power output genetic algorithms Stirling engine |
| title | Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Solar Powered Stirling Engine with Heat Transfer Considerations |
| title_full | Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Solar Powered Stirling Engine with Heat Transfer Considerations |
| title_fullStr | Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Solar Powered Stirling Engine with Heat Transfer Considerations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Solar Powered Stirling Engine with Heat Transfer Considerations |
| title_short | Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Solar Powered Stirling Engine with Heat Transfer Considerations |
| title_sort | performance analysis and optimization of a solar powered stirling engine with heat transfer considerations |
| topic | heat transfer irreversibility optimization maximum power output genetic algorithms Stirling engine |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/9/3573 |
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