Two centuries of the thermal regenerator

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 269-288

  Organ, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conjugate heat exchange problem; Flush ratio; Gas turbine regenerator; Regenerator; Stirling cycle; Stirling engine; Stirling regenerator; Thermal regenerator

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; REGENERATOR; STIRLING ENGINE;

EID: 0034029831     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406001522958     Document Type: Article

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