WIT Press

Feasibility Study Into Stirling Engines Application In Ship's Energy Systems

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

45

Pages

6

Published

1999

Size

504 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/MT990321

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

S. Zmudzki

Abstract

The possibility of utilization of solar energy as well as exhaust gas energy from main and auxiliary marine diesel engines for driving Stirling engines has been analysed. The Stirling engines are used for driving current generators. The solar dish Stirling units of 100 kW total effective power may be installed on a board of different type of ships. The system utilizing the exhaust gas energy has been provided with three-way catalyst which may lead to the reduction of emissions below limits established by appropriate regulations. 1 Introduction The Stirling engine belongs to a group of piston engines with so called external supply of heat energy, flowing then through metal walls of engine heater into working gas circulating in the

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