Free Piston Stirling Engines - Senft, J. R.

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Biographie:
Graham Walker is Professor of Political History at Queen's University Belfast, UK. He has published widely in the fields of British and Irish history and politics, including the books Intimate Strangers: Political and Cultural Interaction Between Scotland and Ulster in Modern Times...

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List of Contents.- 1 - Introduction.- Definition and Nomenclature.- History.- Practical Stirling Engines.- Mechanical Arrangements.- Reciprocator Drives: Kinematic or Free-Piston.- Advantages of Free-Piston Stirling Engines..- Disadvantages of Free-Piston Stirling Engines.- Closure.- References.- 2 - Free-Piston Stirling Engines.- I: Elementary Aspects.- II; Dynamics of Free-Piston Stirling Engines.- III; Some Practical Considerations.- 3 - Theoretical Analysis and Design.- Elementary Design Tools.- First Order Analysis Methods.- Second Order Analysis.- Third Order Analysis.- Analytic Design of Free-Piston Engines.- Nomenclature.- References.- 4 - The Sunpower Engines.- Chronology.- Sunpower Advice to the Designer of Free-Piston Stirling Engines.- Free-Piston Engines and Rotary Motion.- Guidelines for Free-Piston Stirling Engine Application.- References.- 5 - Hybrid or Ringbom-Stirling Engines.- Overdriven Mode Operation.- First Order Analysis.- Some Practical Considerations.- Practical Ringbom-Stirling Engines.- Nomenclature.- References.- 6 - Diaphragm Stirling Engines: The Harwell Thermo-Mechanical Generator.- Diaphragms.- Displacer Design.- The Alternator.- System Dynamics.- Losses.- Increasing the Generator Power.- Operating Experience.- Conclusions.- Nomenclature.- References.- 7 - Small Free-Piston Stirling Engine: Power Systems fofr the Artificial Heart.- The Artificial Heart.- Stirling Engines in Artificial Hearts.- The Aerojet - General Engine.- The JCGS Engine.- Comparison of the JCGS and Aerojet General Engines.- Thermo-Electron Free-Piston Stirling Steam Engine.- Conclusion.- References.- 8 - Large Free-Piston Stirling Engines.- Feasibility of Large Stirling Engines.- Applications of Large Stirling Engines.- Conclusion.- References.- 9 -Free-Piston Stirling Cryocoolers.- Free-Piston Stirling Cryocooler.- Integral Free-Piston Stirling Cryocooler.- Split-Stirling Cryocooler.- Large Stirling Cryocooler.- Liquid-Piston Stirling Cryocooler.- Conclusion.- References.- 10 - Liquid Piston Stirling Engines.- Basic Principles.- Tuning of Liquid Columns.- Feedback Systems.- Pumping Configurations.- Wet and Dry Machines.- Flow Effects.- Transient Heat Transfer Loss.- Results.- Engines for Beginners.- Future Development.- Nomenclature.- References.- Name Index.