Stirling-Technology Engines Shooting for DG Market Penetration

摘要

One of the basic truths learned in college thermodynamics courses is that no heat-activated cycle can be devised that is more efficient than a Carnot cycle operating between the same temperature limits. In the 175-plus years since Sadi Carnot first described the externally reversible Carnot cycle, numerous scientists and engineers have labored to develop practical engines approaching its efficiency levels.