Numerical study of the pressure drop phenomena in wound woven wire matrix of a Stirling regenerator

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-65

  Costa, S C ^a   Barrutia, Harritz ^b   Esnaola, Jon Ander ^b   Tutar, Mustafa ^b,c  

^a CS Centro Stirling S Coop   (Spain)

^b MONDRAGON UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^c BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD; Friction factor; Laminar flow; Porosity; Stirling engine; Turbulence flow

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; ENGINE EFFICIENCY; FLOW CONFIGURATIONS; FRICTION FACTORS; FRICTION PRESSURE DROP; MATRIX MODEL; NEW CORRELATIONS; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; POROUS MEDIUM; STIRLING; STIRLING ENGINE REGENERATORS; STIRLING REGENERATOR; TURBULENCE FLOW;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FRICTION; LAMINAR FLOW; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE DROP; REGENERATORS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STIRLING ENGINES; TRIBOLOGY; WEAVING; WIRE;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 84870724602     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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