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The Stirling alternative : power systems, refrigerants, and heat pumps / Graham Walker [and others].

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Yverdon, Switzerland : Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1994Description: xxvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 2881246001
  • 9782881246005
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 621.4
LOC classification:
  • TJ765. S83 1994
Contents:
List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Definition and Terminology -- Thermodynamic Laws and Cycles: Some Elementary Considerations -- The Stirling Cycle -- Practical Regenerative Cycle -- Theoretical Aspects and Computer Simulation of Stirling Machines -- Mechanical Arrangements -- Control Systems -- Heat Exchangers -- Performance Characteristics -- Working Fluids -- Advantages of Stirling Machines -- Disadvantages of Stirling Machines -- Stirling Versus Internal Combustion Engines -- Stirling Versus Rankine Engines -- Applications for Stirling Machines -- Stirling Power Systems -- The Literature of Stirling Engines -- The Literature of Cryocoolers -- The National Technical Information Service Searches -- Database Computer Searches -- Project Study Allocation -- Conclusion -- Sources -- References -- The Remarkable Family of Robert Stirling -- Appendix One: Stirling Machine World Educational Materials -- Appendix Two: Companies or Agencies with an Active Interest in Miniature Stirling Cryocoolers -- Glossary -- Index.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 621.4 STI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A268638B

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-197) and index.

List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Definition and Terminology -- Thermodynamic Laws and Cycles: Some Elementary Considerations -- The Stirling Cycle -- Practical Regenerative Cycle -- Theoretical Aspects and Computer Simulation of Stirling Machines -- Mechanical Arrangements -- Control Systems -- Heat Exchangers -- Performance Characteristics -- Working Fluids -- Advantages of Stirling Machines -- Disadvantages of Stirling Machines -- Stirling Versus Internal Combustion Engines -- Stirling Versus Rankine Engines -- Applications for Stirling Machines -- Stirling Power Systems -- The Literature of Stirling Engines -- The Literature of Cryocoolers -- The National Technical Information Service Searches -- Database Computer Searches -- Project Study Allocation -- Conclusion -- Sources -- References -- The Remarkable Family of Robert Stirling -- Appendix One: Stirling Machine World Educational Materials -- Appendix Two: Companies or Agencies with an Active Interest in Miniature Stirling Cryocoolers -- Glossary -- Index.

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