Conversion of thermal energy into electricity via a water pump operating in Stirling engine cycle

Applied Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 1162-1169

  Slavin, V S ^a   Bakos, G C ^b   Finnikov, K A ^c  

^a KUTATELADZE INSTITUTE OF THERMOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c SIBERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Energy conversion; Stirling pump

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; ENGINES; STIRLING ENGINES;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; HEAT ENERGY; HEAT EXCHANGE; HIGH THERMAL; POWER LEVELS; STIRLING; STIRLING ENGINE CYCLES; WORKING CYCLE;

PUMPS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENGINE; HEAT PRODUCTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMP;

EID: 61749095029     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2008.10.018     Document Type: Article

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