A review of solar-powered Stirling engines and low temperature differential Stirling engines

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-154

  Kongtragool, Bancha ^a   Wongwises, Somchai ^a  

^a KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hot air engine; Solar powered heat engine; Stirling engine

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COSTS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

STIRLING ENGINES;

HEAT ENGINES;

EID: 0037374791     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1364-0321(02)00053-9     Document Type: Review

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