• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.205-216
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• 1995

A fast and inexpensive approximate analysis method to predict power output characteristics of the Stilting engines in a preliminary design stage was investigated. In basic equations proposed by Walker, typical temperatures of working fluids in expansion and compression spaces were treated as those of working fluids in heater and cooler respectively. While the temperature of working fluid in the expansion space was actually lower than that of working fluid in the heater, the temperature of working fluid in the compression space was higher than that of working fluids in the cooler. In this paper, the working fluid temperature of expansion space was treated as lower than the heater temperature and that of compression space was treated as higher than the cooler temperature. Also, according to them, the power output characteristics of the Stirling engine were evaluated with respect to the GPU-3 and 4-215 Stilting engines. The following conclusions were drawn from the analysis. 1. Using the available experimental data from the GPU-3 Stirling engine, it was shown that the approximate analysis predicts the brake power with a maximum error of 19 percent at 1, 000rpm and with a minimum error of 3 percent at 2, 000rpm. 2. The approximate analysis data which for the GPU-3 Stirling engine were much closer to the experimental data than those of adiabatic 2nd order and 3rd order analysis within 1, 500rpm to 2, 500rpm. 3. The approximate analysis data which for the GPU-3 and 4-215 Stilting engines were much closer to the experimental data than those of the Beal number analysis.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2007년도 동계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.397-403
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• 2007

In this paper, conceptual design of scroll expander-compressor for Stirling engine utilizing solar energy as heat source has been carried out. Orbiting scroll member was designed to have a double-sided structure to reduce the overall scroll size and to cancel out the axial forces on the orbiting scroll base plate. Diameter of designed scroll base plate was about 251 mm for the expander, and it was about 218 mm for the compressor. With operating condition such as temperature range of $400^{\circ}C/20^{\circ}C$, pressure range of 6 MPa/2 MPa, and shaft speed of 2700 rpm, the shaft output of the designed scroll expander was calculated to be 49.8 kW, while input power for the scroll compressor was 38.6 kW, yielding 11.2 kW for the output power of the Stirling engine. Overall efficiencies of the scroll expander and compressor were 93.73% and 92.87%, respectively.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2015

A Beta-type Stirling engine is developed and tested on the operation stability and cycle performance. The flow rate for cooling water ranges from 300 to 1500 ml/min, while the temperature of heat source changes from 300 to $500^{\circ}C$. The internal pressure, working temperatures, and operation speed are measured and the engine performance is estimated from them. In the experiment, the rise in the temperature of heat source reduces internal pressure but increases operation speed, and overall, enhances the power output. The faster coolant flow rate contributes to the high temperature limit for stable operation, the cycle efficiency due to the alleviated thermal expansion of power piston, and the heat input to the engine, respectively. The experimental Stirling engine showed the maximum power output of 12.1 W and the cycle efficiency of 3.0 % when the cooling flow is 900 ml/min and the heat source temperature is $500^{\circ}C$.

• 한국유체기계학회 논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2015

Recently, Stirling engines are emerging as a key device for power conversion of renewable energy or waste energy. This study develops a LTDSE(Low Temperature Differential Stirling Engine) using a water spray for higher heat transfer and performs load performance tests for various flow rates and temperatures of hot water spray for variable engine loads emulated by a mechanical friction device. Internal temperature and pressure, working frequency and inlet and outlet temperature of the supply water are measured. As a result, the increases in flow rate and temperature of hot water respectively enhance the power output, efficiency and the working frequency, while the increasing engine load leads to decreases in working frequency but increases in the pressure amplitude. Eventually, it is revealed there exists a maximum shaft power of the test engine.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3339-3344
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• 2012

태양 에너지 변환 효율이 높은 접시형 집광기와 스털링 엔진을 이용한 발전 방식을 조사하기 위하여 본 연구에서는 소형 스털링 엔진을 이용하여 좁은 공간에서 발전용으로 사용할 수 있는 시스템을 개발하였고, 기초 실험을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서 제작한 발전 시스템을 위하여 50만원의 제작비가 소요되었고, 제작한 시스템으로 최대 0.56 kWh의 전기를 발전하였으며, 에너지 변환 효율은 약 10%로 측정되었다. 시스템의 최적 설계를 통하여 더 높은 출력을 얻을 수 있으며, 본 연구의 기초 실험 데이터는 많은 태양열 발전 관련 분야에서 유용하게 사용될 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2008

The output of the Stirling engine is influenced by the regenerator effectiveness. The regenerator effectiveness is influenced by heat transfer and flow friction loss of the regenerator matrix. In this paper, in order to provide basic data for the design of regenerator matrix, characteristics of flow friction loss were investigated by a packed method of matrix in the oscillating flow as the same condition of operation in a Stirling engine. As matrices, two different wire screens were used. The results are summarized as follows; 1. With the wire screen of No. 50 as regenerator matrices, pressure drop of working fluid of the oscillating flow is shown as 3 times higher than that of one directional flow, not too much influenced by the number of packed meshes. 2. With the wire screen of No. 100 as regenerator matrices, pressure drop of working fluid of the oscillating flow is shown as 2.5 times on the average higher than that of one directional flow, not too much influenced by the number of packed meshes. 3. Under one directional flow which used regenerator matrices with both 200, 240, and 280 wire screens of No. 50 and 320, 370, and 420 wire screens of No. 100, the relationship between the friction factor and Reynold No. is shown as the following formula. $$f=\frac{0.00326639}{Re\iota}-1.29106{\times}10^{-4}$$ 4. Under oscillating flow which used regenerator matrices with both 200, 240, and 280 wire screens of No. 50 and 320, 370, and 420 wire screens of No. 100, the relationship between the friction factor and Reynold No. is shown as the following formula. $$f_r=\frac{0.000918567}{Re\iota}+1.86101{\times}10^{-5}$$ 5. The pressure drop is shown as high in proportion as the number of meshes has been higher, and the number of packed wire screens as matrices increases.

• 대한기계학회논문집 C: 기술과 교육
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.57-63
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• 2014

태양광 모듈의 과열을 방지하여 효율을 향상시키기 위해 스털링기관을 이용한 새로운 공랭식 냉각 시스템을 개발하였다. 베타 타입 스털링기관에 냉각팬을 연결하고 태양광 모듈의 뒷면에 반원형의 에어가이드를 부착함으로써 스털링기관 작동에 의해 발생된 강제대류가 에어가이드를 따라 이동하면서 태양광 모듈의 후면을 냉각하는 방식이다. 할로겐 조명을 활용한 하절기 모사 성능 평가 실험 결과 본 연구를 통해 개발된 새로운 냉각시스템을 적용할 경우 태양광 모듈의 온도가 냉각을 적용하지 않은 경우에 비해 약 $12^{\circ}C$ 낮아지고 출력 전압은 약 25% 향상되었다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.305-313
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• 1992

Stirling 기관(機關)의 피스톤 Seal부분에서의 마찰저항(摩擦抵抗)을 감소(減少)시킴과 동시 에 작동가스의 누설량(漏泄量)을 감소(減少)시켜서 기관출력(機關出力)을 증대(增大)시킬 목적(目的)으로 재질(材質) 및 밀봉(密封) 형식(形式)이 서로 다른 Piston ring식 밀봉기구(密封機構)와 금속(金屬) Bellows를 이용한 밀봉기구(密封機構)를 시작(試作)해서 마찰저항(摩擦抵抗)과 작동가스의 누설량(漏泄量)을 조사(調査)하고, 이들 밀봉기구(密封機構)를 실험(實驗) 기관(機關)에 장착(裝着)해서 운전시험(運轉試驗)을 통해 각 밀봉기구(密封機構)의 성능(性能)을 검토(檢討)하였다. 그 결과(結果) Bellows를 Power piston의 Actuator로 시작(試作)한 밀봉기구(密封機構)가 다른 Piston-ring식(式) 밀봉기구(密封機構)에 비(比)해, 피스톤링과 실린더벽 사이의 마찰저항(摩擦抵抗) 및 작동(作動)가스의 누설량(漏泄量)이 현저하게 감소(減少)하였으며, D-type은 B-type에 비해 도시출력(圖示出力)은 약 1.6배, 축출력(軸出力)은 약 1.2배로 증가(增加)하였다.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1547-1555
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• 1993

본 연구에서는 원관외벽에 일정 열유속이 가해지는 스터링 사이클용 가열기 튜브내부로 열전달이 일어나는 경우 원관내부의 유체온도의 시간적 변화를 측정하여 왕복유동에서의 열전달 특성을 규명하고자 하였다. 본 실험에서 사용한 물리적 모델 을 Fig.1에 나타내었으며, 스터링기기에서와 같이 원관의 양끝에서 2개의 피스톤이 90˚의 위상차를 가지면서 왕복운동하도록 설정하였다. 이와같은 왕복유동에서 일정 열유속이 주어진 경우 진동수, 체적 치환비, 원관내부의 평균압력이 온도 및 열전달 특성에 미치는 영향을 실험적으로 규명하였다. 그리고 원관내부 작동 유체의 영향을 규명하기 위해 스터링기기에서 작동유체로 많이 사용되는 헬륨 뿐아니라 공기도 사용 하여 그 결과를 비교하였다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.118-124
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• 2010

In order to develop commercial model of 10kW dish-Stirling solar thermal power system, modification for the exiting facility was taken for a year as a Leading Project in KIER. During the project, solar tracking system, control and monitoring system and high durability reflector were developed and long term operation were performed. The solar tracking system was tested for four months to investigate the degree of precision and adapted to the control system for an actual operation from October in 2009. The sun tracking accuracy of ${\pm}4$ mrad using modified control system was obtained and the system operated successfully during the experimental period. The monitoring system displays engine pressure, electric generation amounts, generator RPM, receiver temperatures, and etc. from Stirling engine and weather data of Direct Normal Irradiation, Horizontal Global Insolation, wind speed & direction, and atmosphere temperature from weather station. According to the operating results in a clear sky day, electric power of 6,890 W was generated at the DNI value of 850 W/$m^2$ and the averaged solar-to-electricity efficiency during a whole day reached to 18.99%. From the overall operating results, linear power generation trend could be observed with increasing DNI value. The solar-to-electricity efficiency achieved to 19% around the DNI value of 700 W/$m^2$ and increased to 20% when the DNI value goes up to 900 W/$m^2$.