Stirling engine 1

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A Stirling engine is a heat engine that operates by cyclic compression and expansion of air or other gas (the working fluid) at different temperatures, such that there is a net conversion of heat energy to mechanical work.

  • 1.More specifically, the Stirling engine is a closed-cycle regenerative heat engine with a permanently gaseous working fluid.

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