Publication detail

Micro Combined Heat and Power Plant Based on the Stirling Engine

PÍŠTĚK, V. KAPLAN, Z. NOVOTNÝ, P.

Original Title

Micro Combined Heat and Power Plant Based on the Stirling Engine

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

The paper presents the most significant results achieved within a three-year grant project aimed at designing and building of a micro plant prototype for combined heat and power production on the basis of a 3 kW external combustion engine. Solution of the given complex problem was based on a detailed analysis and critical evaluation of the existing scientific knowledge and the know-how, and involved the application of general power engineering, thermodynamics and thermokinetics, computer-aided design, applied mechanics, strength of materials, material engineering, production technology, electrical engineering and technical experiment. Computational modeling of real working cycles of external combustion engines and application of virtual prototypes used when optimizing their mechanical structures enabled to shorten considerably many development tasks. As a demo project, the first stage of solution included building of a micro plant with electric output to 500 W with the gamma-modification Stirling engine, and subsequently a micro plant with electric output to 3 kW.

Keywords

Stirling engine, real thermodynamic cycle, crank mechanism, balancing, multi-body system, electric generator

Authors

PÍŠTĚK, V.; KAPLAN, Z.; NOVOTNÝ, P.

RIV year

2005

Released

1. 12. 2005

Publisher

ČVUT v Praze

Location

Praha

ISBN

1214-0821

Periodical

MECCA - Journal of Middle European Costruction and Design of Cars

Year of study

2005

Number

4

State

Czech Republic

Pages from

8

Pages to

16

Pages count

9

URL

http://bozek.cvut.cz/mecca

BibTex

@article{BUT46149,
  author="Václav {Píštěk} and Zdeněk {Kaplan} and Pavel {Novotný}",
  title="Micro Combined Heat and Power Plant Based on the Stirling Engine",
  journal="MECCA - Journal of Middle European Costruction and Design of Cars",
  year="2005",
  volume="2005",
  number="4",
  pages="8--16",
  issn="1214-0821",
  url="http://bozek.cvut.cz/mecca"
}