Hot Air Engines

Invented in 1816, the hot-air engines have known significant commercial success in the nineteenth century, before falling into disuse. Nowadays they enjoy a renewed interest for some specific applications. The "hot-air engines" family is made up of two groups: Stirling engines and Ericss...

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Main Author: P. Stouffs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Isfahan University of Technology 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
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Online Access:http://jafmonline.net/JournalArchive/download?file_ID=15299&issue_ID=205
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spelling doaj-35196370d27a4b228ba274c5328b11f12020-11-25T01:14:20ZengIsfahan University of Technology Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics1735-36452011-01-014318.Hot Air EnginesP. StouffsInvented in 1816, the hot-air engines have known significant commercial success in the nineteenth century, before falling into disuse. Nowadays they enjoy a renewed interest for some specific applications. The "hot-air engines" family is made up of two groups: Stirling engines and Ericsson engines. The operating principle of Stirling and Ericsson engines, their troubled history, their advantages and their niche applications are briefly presented, especially in the field of micro-combined heat and power, solar energy conversion and biomass energy conversion. The design of an open cycle Ericsson engine for solar application is proposed. A first prototype of the hot part of the engine has been built and tested. Experimental results are presented.http://jafmonline.net/JournalArchive/download?file_ID=15299&issue_ID=205Hot air engine Stirling engine Ericsson engine Joule cycle engine External heat supply reciprocating engine
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author P. Stouffs
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Hot Air Engines
Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
Hot air engine
Stirling engine
Ericsson engine
Joule cycle engine
External heat supply reciprocating engine
author_facet P. Stouffs
author_sort P. Stouffs
title Hot Air Engines
title_short Hot Air Engines
title_full Hot Air Engines
title_fullStr Hot Air Engines
title_full_unstemmed Hot Air Engines
title_sort hot air engines
publisher Isfahan University of Technology
series Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics
issn 1735-3645
publishDate 2011-01-01
description Invented in 1816, the hot-air engines have known significant commercial success in the nineteenth century, before falling into disuse. Nowadays they enjoy a renewed interest for some specific applications. The "hot-air engines" family is made up of two groups: Stirling engines and Ericsson engines. The operating principle of Stirling and Ericsson engines, their troubled history, their advantages and their niche applications are briefly presented, especially in the field of micro-combined heat and power, solar energy conversion and biomass energy conversion. The design of an open cycle Ericsson engine for solar application is proposed. A first prototype of the hot part of the engine has been built and tested. Experimental results are presented.
topic Hot air engine
Stirling engine
Ericsson engine
Joule cycle engine
External heat supply reciprocating engine
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