Name:
PO-86-04-2 -- An Update of Free-Piston Stirling Engine Heat Pump Development PDF
Published Date:
1986
Status:
Active
Publisher:
ASHRAE
A Free-Piston Stirling Engine Heat Pump (FPSE/HP) for residential applications has been under development for the past five years. The system consists of a natural gas combustor, free-piston Stirling engine, and a variable-stroke resonant piston refrigerant compressor. The compressor is linked to the engine via a unique hydraulic transmission that provides for both efficient power transfer and hermetic sealing between the engine working fluid (helium) and the compressor refrigerant.
This development effort has led to a breadboard heat pump power module, engine/transmission/compressor, that has undergone a comprehensive test program to evaluate the performance of an FPSE/HP and to judge its potential for further development. The results obtained from this testing are presented in this paper.
Units:
| File Size : | 1 file , 1.2 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Product Code(s) : | D-PO-86-04-2 |
| Published : | 1986 |
