The Regenerator and the Stirling Engine (Hardcover)

by Allan J. Organ (Author)
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Product Description
The Regenerator and the Stirling Engine examines the basic scientific and engineering principles of the Regenerator and the Stirling engine. Drawing upon his own research and collaboration with engine developers, Allan J Organ offers solutions to many of the problems which have prevented these engines operating at the levels of efficiency of which they are theoretically capable. The Regenerator and the Stirling Engine offers practising engineers and designers specific guidelines for building in optimum thermodynamic performance at the design stage.

COMPLETE CONTENTS:

• Bridging the gap
• The Stirling cycle
• Heat transfer – and the price
• Similarity and scaling; Energetic similarity
• In support of similarity
• Hausen revised
• Connectivity and thermal shorting
• Real particle trajectories – natural co-ordinates
• The Stirling regenerator
• The Ritz rotary regenerator
• Compressibility effects
• Regenerator flow impedance
• Complex admittance – experimental corroboration
• Steady-flow Cf–Nre correlations inferred from linear-wave analysis
• Optimization Part I: without the computer
• Optimization Part II: cyclic steady state
• Elements of combustion
• Design study
• Hobbyhorse
• Origins
• Appendices

Product Details

• Hardcover: 624 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (March 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860580106
• ISBN-13: 978-1860580109
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #367,498 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The first book on Stirling engine design since 1816!, November 5, 2000

By	Israel Urieli (Athens, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

The Stirling engine has been around for almost 200 years however no book has ever been published on the design of Stirling engines. All the various companies developing Stirling engines have been keeping their design methods secret. Why? Because the Stirling engine defies intuition - there are a vast number of relevant parameters to choose that affect the performance in complex, interrelated ways. Over the past 25 years Dr Organ has made it a mission to set that path right and this book represents the culmination of that effort. In the book he defines new dimensionless parameters in an attempt to reduce the number of variables, and has shown the vital importance of the regenerator to the machine. Furthermore he has lead the way to a design methodology which does not require extensive computer analysis. It is not easy to wade through the 623 pages crammed with diagrams and equations, however I strongly feel that this book is required reading for anyone interested in Stirling engine design. I believe that the introduction of this book represents a turning point in history of these fascinating machines.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Regenerator and the Stirling Engine, November 28, 2000

By	Tom Gentry, sesusa.org (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews

Were I charged with the task of managing a program to design and build a well functioning Stirling engine, this book is the reference around which the entire endeavor would revolve. The endorsements of Israel Ureli and Theodor Finkelstein lend immeasurable credence to the techniques and tools described by Allan Organ. The chapters on Similarity and Scaling are supported by a convincing and in depth look at the first principles of Stirling engine design from burner to cooler. The math of the derivations can be intimidating but the math needed for the actual thermodynamic design work is algebraic arithmetic that even a Calculus challenged engineer such as I can understand. Discussions of this book and the design principles it contains are ongoing at [e-mail]. If you are serious about building a Stirling engine that works, you need to buy this book and join the discussion.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable tool for the Stirling Engine Designer, November 2, 2000

By	Alan Altman (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews

Allan Organ has written the most in-depth study of regenerators to date. The intense mathematical treatment is accompanied by graphs and tables that make understanding the inner workings of the regenerator fairly straight forward. Secondly, the book covers design by scaling in a very easily grasped manner that is interesting and useful to the engine designer as well as being interesting in it's own right. Thirdly the design process for a complete engine is worked through including stressing parts, sizing bearings and balancing . The book contains design drawings and dimensions from a selection of engines that is not available elsewhere. I have personally gotten a lot of inspiration from Allen's book and incorporated a few of his ideas into my own stirling engine design software.