Thermodynamic analysis of a gamma type Stirling engine in an energy recovery system

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dc.contributor.authorSowale, Ayodeji
dc.contributor.authorKolios, Athanasios J.
dc.contributor.authorFidalgo, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorSomorin, Tosin
dc.contributor.authorParker, Alison
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Leon
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Matt
dc.contributor.authorMcAdam, Ewan
dc.contributor.authorTyrrel, Sean
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-15T12:21:30Z
dc.date.available2018-05-15T12:21:30Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-01
dc.description.abstractThe demand for better hygiene has increased the need for developing more effective sanitation systems and facilities for the safe disposal of human urine and faeces. Non-Sewered Sanitary systems are considered to be one of the promising alternative solutions to the existing flush toilet system. An example of these systems is the Nano Membrane Toilet (NMT) system being developed at Cranfield University, which targets the safe disposal of human waste while generating power and recovering water. The NMT will generate energy from the conversion of human waste with the use of a micro-combustor; the heat produced will power a Stirling engine connected to a linear alternator to generate electricity. This study presents a numerical investigation of the thermodynamic analysis and operational characteristics of a quasi steady state model of the gamma type Stirling engine integrated into a combustor in the back end of the NMT system. The effects of the working gas, at different temperatures, on the Stirling engine performance are also presented. The results show that with the heater temperature of 390 °C from the heat supply via conduction at 820 W from the flue gas, the Stirling engine generates a daily power output of 27 Wh/h at a frequency of 23.85 Hz.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationSowale A, Kolios A, Fidalgo B, Somorin T, Parker A, Williams L, Collins M, McAdam E, Tyrrel S, Thermodynamic analysis of a gamma type Stirling engine in an energy recovery system, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 165, 1 June 2018, pp. 528-540en_UK
dc.identifier.issn0196-8904
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.03.085
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13204
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherElsevieren_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectEnergy recoveryen_UK
dc.subjectMicro CHPen_UK
dc.subjectNano membrane toileten_UK
dc.subjectStirling engineen_UK
dc.titleThermodynamic analysis of a gamma type Stirling engine in an energy recovery systemen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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