Analysis of Stirling Engine Performance
Analysis of Stirling Engine Performance
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C e n t r a l Research L a b o r a t o r y , M i t s h u b i s h i E l e c t r i c C o r p o r a t i o n Amagasaki , Hyogo , J a p a n ABSTRACT I n t h e S t i r l i n g engine design ,it i s i m p o r t a n t t o p r e d i c t t h e e n g i n e p e r f o r m a n c e , i.e. , s h a f t power , f u e l i n p u t , n e t t h e r m a l e f f i c i e n c y , etc. u n d e r c o n d i t i o n s d e s c r i b e d by m a i n o p e r a t i n g p a r a m e t e r s s u c h a s mean g a s p r e s s u r e , h e a t e r t u b e t e m p e r a t u r e , e n g i n e speed , etc. I n o r d e r t o c a r r y o u t such engine performance prediction , t h e S t i r l i n g e n g i n e p e r f o r m a n c e s i m u l a t i o n which t a k e s account o f p e r f o r m a n c e o f a b u r n e r , a h e a t exchanger and a d r i v e mechanism i s t o b e developed. This paper presents such engine performance s i m u l a t i o n . I n t h e s i m u l a t i o n , a r e v i s e d 2nd o r d e r a n a l y s i s i s a d o p t e d t o p r e d i c t themodynamic c y c l e by t a k i n g a c c o u n t o f s e v e r a l t h e r m a l l o s s e s . The b u r n e r p e r f o r m a n c e s i m u l a t i o n and t h e m e c h a n i c a l l o s s c a l c u l a t i o n are combined w i t h t h e c y c l e a n a l y s i s . E x p e r i m e n t a l r e s u l t s are a l s o p r e s e n t e d t o c o n f i r m i t s v a l i d i t y . The e x p e r i m e n t a l t e s t s were c a r r i e d o u t t o e x a m i n e t h e d e p e n d e n c y o f t h e e n g i n e p e r f o r m a n c e on s e v e r a l o p e r a t i n g p a r a m e t e r s by 3kW class S t i r l i n g engine. A good a g r e e m e n t was found between t h e s i m u l a t i o n r e s u l t s and t h e e x p e r i m e n t a l ones. ENGINE PERFORMANCE SIMULATION Thermodynamic C y c l e S i m u l a t i o n The thermodynamic c y c l e s i m u l a t i o n model o f t h e d i s p l a c e r t y p e S t i r l i n g e n g i n e i s shown i n Fig.1. T h i s m o d e l i s t h e r e v i s e d o n e o f t h e q u a s i s t e a d y f l o w m o d e l by U r i e l i , e t a l . [ l ] t o t a k e a c c o u n t of t h e s e v e r a l t h e r m a l l o s s e s s u c h as h e a t c o n d u c t i o n l o s s , s h u t t l e l o s s and pumping l o s s and e f f e c t of h e a t t r a n s f e r i n a n e x p a n s i o n s p a c e and a c o m p r e s s i o n one on t h e e n g i n e performance. T h e a s s u m p t i o n s made i n t h e a n a l y s i s a r e a s follows: uniform (1) The i n s t a n t a n e o u s p r e s s u r e i s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s y s t e m and t h e p r e s s u r e d r o p i n t h e h e a t exchanger i s evaluated s e p a r a t e l y from t h e thermodynamic c y c l e s i m u l a t i o n . ( 2 ) The w o r k i n g g a s t e m p e r a t u r e i n t h e e a c h s p a c e e x c e p t t h e r e g e n e r a t o r are uniform and t h e w a l l temperature is constant. (3) The t e m p e r a t u r e d i s t r i b u t i o n s o f t h e w o r k i n g g a s and t h e m a t r i x i n t h e r e g e n e r a t o r are l i n e a r . ( 4 ) The h e a t t r a n s f e r and t h e f l o w f r i c t i o n i n t h e h e a t e r , t h e c o o l e r and t h e r e g e n e r a t o r are e v a l u a t e d by t h e e m p i r i c a l e q u a t i o n s u n d e r t h e steady flow condition. (5) The working g a s s a t i s f i e s t h e p e r f e c t g a s l a w . (6) No l e a k a g e i s a l l o w e d .
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Mechanical Loss Calculation I n t h e S t i r l i n g engine , t h e mechanical l o s s e s c o n s i s t of s e v e r a l f r i c t i o n l o s s e s of p i s t o n r i n g s and b e a r i n g s , t h e work done i n a b u f f e r s p a c e and t h e o i l pump power,etc. They a r e g i v e n by
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The e x p e r i m e n t a l t e s t s were c a r r i e d o u t t o c o n f i r m v a l i d i t y of t h e S t i r l i n g e n g i n e p e r f o r m a n c e s i m u l a t i o n . The a n n u l a r t y p e h e a t exchanger i n t e g r a t e s t h e r e g e n e r a t o r which c o n s i s t s o f wire mesh s c r e e n s a n d t h e p l a t e - f i n t y p e c o o l e r . T h e heater i n s t a l l s a twisted plate inside a tube to p r o m o t e h e a t t r a n s f e r . The b u r n e r c o n s i s t s of t h e combustor, the counterflow type air preheater which i s made o f t h i n c o r r u g a t e d p l a t e and t h e r m a l i n s u l a t i o n s . The e n g i n e d r i v e mechanism i s a s l i d e r - c r a n k one. Measured p a r a m e t e r s and p o i n t s are a l s o shown i n Fig.5. The s e v e r a l works and h e a t f l o w s are e v a l u a t e d by u s i n g t h e measured d a t a . Thermodynamic C y c l e S i m u l a t i o n R e s u l t s The thermodynamic c y c l e s i m u l a t i o n r e s u l t s of t h e p r e s e n t model i s compared w i t h t h e o t h e r models, i.e. , t h e i d e a l i s o t h e r m a l one , t h e i d e a l a d i a b a t i c one and t h e q u a s i s t e a d y f l o w one i n T a b l e 1. T h e e x p e r i m e n t a l t e s t r e s u l t s a r e a l s o shown i n T a b l e 1. I n t h e s i m u l a t i o n r e s u l t s by t h e p r e s e n t model , t h e i n d i c a t e d work i s g r e a t e r t h a n t h a t o f t h e e x p e r i m e n t by 10% a n d t h e i n d i c a t e d t h e r m a l e f f i c i e n c y a g r e e well w i t h t h a t of t h e e x p e r i m e n t . It d i s p l a y s t h a t t h e p r e s e n t model c a n provide preciser predictions than t h e others. In t h e t a b l e , t h e p r e s e n t model(Qloss=O) r e p r e s e n t s t h e case i n w h i c h n o h e a t l o s s i s a l l o w e d . The p r e s e n t model ( a d i a b a t i c ) shows t h e case i n which t h e e x p a n s i o n s p a c e and t h e c o m p r e s s i o n one are a d i a b a t i c . From t h e s e s r e s u l t s t h e p r e c i s i o n o f t h e s i m u l a t i o n was p r o v e d t o b e i m p r o v e d t o a g r e a t e x t e n t by t a k i n g a c c o u n t of s e v e r a l h e a t l o s s e s and t h e h e a t t r a n s f e r i n t h e expansion s p a c e and t h e c o m p r e s s i o n one. T a b l e 1 Comparison among s e v e r a l thermodynamic c y c l e s i m u l a t i o n r e s u l t s and e x p e r i m e n t a l ones model P r e s e n t model P r e s e n t model (Qloss=O) Present model(adiabatic) I d e a l i s o t h e r m a l model I d e a l a d i a b a t i c model Q u a s i s t e a d y f l o w model Measured
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Engine Performance The dependency o f t h e s e v e r a l e f f i c i e n c i e s and t h e s h a f t power on t h e e n g i n e speed i s shown i n Fig.8. The combined t o t a l s i m u l a t i o n i s a l s o p l o t t e d i n Fig.8. The e r r o r s i n t h e i n d i c a t e d work , t h e s h a f t power and t h e n e t t h e r m a l e f f i c i e n c y between t h e s i m u l a t i o n s and t h e e x p e r i m e n t s are a b o u t 10% , 10%and 2% r e s p e c t i v e l y .
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:combustion g a s :buff er s p a c e C :compression s p a c e cd : d i s p l a c e r conrod ch :crosshead cp :power p i s t o n conrod chd : c y l i n d e r head cIy :cylinder l i n e r cnd :conduction loss d :displacer dr : d i s p l a c e r rod e :expansion space :boundary between e x p a n s i o n s p a c e and h e a t e r eh f :fuel g :gas h :heater hrl :boundary between h e a t e r and h o t s i d e regenerator I :cooler ic :boundary between c o o l e r and c o m p r e s s i o n space POSS :heat loss mb :main b e a r i n g mb(th):main t h r u s t b e a r i n g ms :mechanical seal m x :matrix op : o i l pump pd :displacer piston ring pp :power p i s t o n r i n g pr :air p r e h e a t e r pu :pumping l o s s rl :hot s i d e regenerator 1-11-2 :boundary between h o t s i d e r e g e n e r a t o r and c o l d s i d e one r2 :cold s i d e regenerator 1-21 :boundary between c o l d s i d e r e g e n e r a t o r and cooler sh :shuttle loss W :wall REFERRENCES
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: h e a t i n g s u r f a c e area : s p e c i f i c h e a t of m a t r i x :specific heat a t constant pressure : s p e c i f i c h e a t a t c o n s t a n t volume : c o e f f i c i e n t of f r i c t i o n :mass f l o w r a t e :heat t r a n s f e r c o e f f i c i e c t :enthalpy :mass :mass of m a t r i x
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