Thermal Science 2011 Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages: 995-1009
https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI110418101S
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Finite time thermodynamic analysis and optimization of solar-dish Stirling heat engine with regenerative losses
Sharma Arjun (Mechanical Engineering Department, Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.), Varanasi, India)
Shukla S.K. (Mechanical Engineering Department, Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University (B.H.U.), Varanasi, India)
Rai Kumar Ajeet (Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics Sam Higinbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences Allahabad, U.P., India)
The present study investigates the performance of the solar-driven Stirling
engine system to maximize the power output and thermal efficiency using the
non-linearized heat loss model of the solar dish collector and the
irreversible cycle model of the Stirling engine. Finite time thermodynamic
analysis has been done for combined system to calculate the finite-rate heat
transfer, internal heat losses in the regenerator, conductive thermal
bridging losses and finite regeneration process time. The results indicate
that exergy efficiency of dish system increases as the effectiveness of
regenerator increases but decreases with increase in regenerative time
coefficient. It is also found that optimal range of collector temperature and
corresponding concentrating ratio are 1000 K~1400 K and 1100~1400,
respectively in order to get maximum value of exergy efficiency. It is
reported that the exergy efficiency of this dish system can reach the maximum
value when operating temperature and concentrating ratio are 1150 K and 1300,
respectively.
Keywords: Solar parabolic dish collector, Solar-driven Stirling engine, Finite-rate heat transfer, Exergy efficiency of dish system