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Dynamic Analysis of the Fluidyne

August 1983

Abstract: The dynamic behavior of the liquid-piston Stirling engine is analyzed using the vector or phasor method of representing the motions of coupled systems. The result, for the first time, is a simple physical explanation of the feedback mechanism most frequently employed in these machines. In addition, the method leads to an easy derivation of certain results already known from experiment or from more complex analyses. Keywords: Stirling engine, HAHP, feedbach mechanisms, fluidyne, coupled systems Availability: National Technology Information Service U.S. Department of Commerce 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, Virginia 22161 view or download report Reference: 18th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference August 21-26, 1983 Orlando, Florida
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