• DocumentCode
    822378
  • Title

    Stirling machines come of age

  • Author

    Ross, Bella

  • Author_Institution
    Stirling Machine World, West Richland, WA, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1989
  • Firstpage
    52
  • Lastpage
    53
  • Abstract
    A brief overview is given of the current status of Stirling machine technology. The first commercial device, a Vuilleumier heat pump, is described. Some potential applications of Stirling engines are examined.<>
  • Keywords
    heat engines; Stirling machines; Vuilleumier heat pump; Commercialization; Heat engines; Heat pumps; Nitrogen; Pistons; Solar energy; Solar heating; Space heating; Stirling engines; Water heating;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/62.41755
  • Filename
    41755
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=822378