Notation

Th
Tc
R
Dcyl
Scyl
Dpwr
Spwr
UScyl
USpwr

Pseal
Tseal

Description
Hot Side Temp
Cold Side Temp
Gas constant
Diameter of expansion cylinder
Stroke of expansion cylinder
Diameter of compression cylinder
Stroke of compression cylinder
Unswept stroke of expansion cylinder
Unswept of compression cylinder
Expansion-compression phase difference
Pressure which gas is being sealed
Temperature which gas is being sealed

Units Value
K
373
K
300
J/kg K
287
mm
600
mm
60
mm
105
mm
120
mm
10
mm
5
deg
90
Pa
101325
K
298

Tr
Vcle
Vclc
Vswe
Vswc
mTotal
mExp
mComp

Effective Regenerator Temp

Clearence/dead volume at expansion
Clearence/dead volume at compression
Swept volume at expansion
Swept volume at compression
Mass of gas in the system
Mass of gas in expasion upon sealing
Mass of gas in compression upon sealing

K
m3
m3
m3
m3
kg
kg
kg

335.1761
2.8274E-03
4.3295E-05
1.6965E-02
1.0391E-03
2.4730E-02
1.8733E-02
5.9971E-03

Pb
nCarnot

Buffer Pressure
Carnot Efficiency

Pa

101325
0.2

Comp Ratio

16.33

Notation

Vexp
Vcomp
Vtotal
P
Pexp
Pcomp

Description
Crank Angles
Expansion volume
Compression volume
Total Volume
Pressure
Pressure at expansion/heating
Pressure at compression/cooling

Units
deg
m3
m3
m3
Pa
Pa
Pa

Pb
Pg

Buffer Pressure
Gauge Pressure in chamber

Pmax
Pmin
Pmean

0
1.9792E-02
5.6284E-04
2.0355E-02
129194.12
101325
917408.2

10
1.9663E-02
7.8192E-04
2.0445E-02
128295.52
101989.05
660363.37

20
1.9280E-02
1.2521E-03
2.0533E-02
127052.53
104013.33
412395.78

Pa
Pa

101325
27869.12

101325
26970.52

101325
25727.53

Maxiumum Pressure
Minimum Pressure
Mean Pressure

Pa
Pa
Pa

129805.12
107112.29
117914.05

dV
Pavg

Change of Volume
Average Gauge-Pressure between 2 pts

m3
Pa

-9.0217E-05
27419.82

-8.7476E-05
26349.02

-8.2077E-05
24962.19

Work at position

-2.4737E+00 -2.3049E+00 -2.0488E+00

Wcycle

Work per cycle

J/cyc

-1.8820E+01

30
1.8656E-02
1.9590E-03
2.0615E-02
125521.85
107497.24
263575.95

40
1.7808E-02
2.8813E-03
2.0689E-02
123769.59
112616.7
179209.18

50
1.6762E-02
3.9908E-03
2.0753E-02
121866.53
119640.96
129384.84

60
1.5551E-02
5.2539E-03
2.0805E-02
119883.72
128959.09
98279.03

70
1.4211E-02
6.6322E-03
2.0843E-02
117888.98
141119.47
77854.74

80
1.2783E-02
8.0838E-03
2.0867E-02
115944.26
156886.46
63874.32

90
1.1310E-02
9.5647E-03
2.0874E-02
114104.15
177318.75
53985.13

101325
24196.85

101325
22444.59

101325
20541.53

101325
18558.72

101325
16563.98

101325
14619.26

101325
12779.15

-7.4184E-05
23320.72

-6.4037E-05
21493.06

-5.1944E-05
19550.13

-3.8273E-05
17561.35

-2.3439E-05
15591.62

-7.8930E-06
13699.2

7.8930E-06
11934.65

-1.7300E+00 -1.3764E+00 -1.0155E+00

-6.7213E-01

-3.6545E-01

-1.0813E-01

9.4200E-02

100
9.8368E-03
1.1030E-02
2.0867E-02
112415.14
203869.99
46814.45

110
8.4086E-03
1.2434E-02
2.0843E-02
110915.66
238496.78
41525.75

120
7.0686E-03
1.3736E-02
2.0805E-02
109636.48
283710
37590.42

130
5.8574E-03
1.4895E-02
2.0753E-02
108601.46
342374.14
34664.98

140
4.8119E-03
1.5877E-02
2.0689E-02
107828.33
416762.97
32522.09

150
3.9638E-03
1.6651E-02
2.0615E-02
107329.43
505929.78
31010.55

160
3.3390E-03
1.7194E-02
2.0533E-02
107112.29
600611.15
30031.57

101325
11090.14

101325
9590.66

101325
8311.48

101325
7276.46

101325
6503.33

101325
6004.43

101325
5787.29

2.3439E-05
10340.4

3.8273E-05
8951.07

5.1944E-05
7793.97

6.4037E-05
6889.9

7.4184E-05
6253.88

8.2077E-05
5895.86

8.7476E-05
5821.21

2.4237E-01

3.4259E-01

4.0485E-01

4.4121E-01

4.6394E-01

4.8391E-01

5.0922E-01

170
2.9563E-03
1.7489E-02
2.0445E-02
107180.13
678357.67
29524.65

180
2.8274E-03
1.7527E-02
2.0355E-02
107531.94
709275
29459.55

190
2.9563E-03
1.7308E-02
2.0265E-02
108162.5
678357.67
29832.43

200
3.3390E-03
1.6838E-02
2.0177E-02
109062.04
600611.15
30665.42

210
3.9638E-03
1.6131E-02
2.0095E-02
110215.76
505929.78
32009.31

220
4.8119E-03
1.5209E-02
2.0021E-02
111603.1
416762.97
33950.31

230
5.8574E-03
1.4099E-02
1.9957E-02
113197.02
342374.14
36621.99

101325
5855.13

101325
6206.94

101325
6837.5

101325
7737.04

101325
8890.76

101325
10278.1

101325
11872.02

9.0217E-05
6031.04

9.0217E-05
6522.22

8.7476E-05
7287.27

8.2077E-05
8313.9

7.4184E-05
9584.43

6.4037E-05
11075.06

5.1944E-05
12755.1

5.4410E-01

5.8842E-01

6.3746E-01

6.8238E-01

7.1101E-01

7.0921E-01

6.6255E-01

240
7.0686E-03
1.2836E-02
1.9905E-02
114963.18
283710
40225.63

250
8.4086E-03
1.1458E-02
1.9867E-02
116859.35
238496.78
45064.44

260
9.8368E-03
1.0006E-02
1.9843E-02
118835.14
203869.99
51601.88

270
1.1310E-02
8.5256E-03
1.9835E-02
120832.34
177318.75
60564.72

280
1.2783E-02
7.0606E-03
1.9843E-02
122785.95
156886.46
73131.72

290
1.4211E-02
5.6558E-03
1.9867E-02
124626.22
141119.47
91295.56

300
1.5551E-02
4.3541E-03
1.9905E-02
126281.74
128959.09
118590.8

101325
13638.18

101325
15534.35

101325
17510.14

101325
19507.34

101325
21460.95

101325
23301.22

101325
24956.74

3.8273E-05
14586.26

2.3439E-05
16522.24

7.8930E-06
18508.74

-7.8930E-06
20484.15

-2.3439E-05
22381.09

-3.8273E-05
24128.98

-5.1944E-05
25657.55

5.5826E-01

3.8727E-01

1.4609E-01

-1.6168E-01

-5.2459E-01

-9.2349E-01 -1.3328E+00

310
1.6762E-02
3.1948E-03
1.9957E-02
127683.36
119640.96
161620.73

320
1.7808E-02
2.2134E-03
2.0021E-02
128768.86
112616.7
233287.71

330
1.8656E-02
1.4395E-03
2.0095E-02
129487.66
107497.24
358706.58

340
1.9280E-02
8.9669E-04
2.0177E-02
129805.12
104013.33
575841.81

350
1.9663E-02
6.0148E-04
2.0265E-02
129705.63
101989.05
858460.86

360
1.9792E-02
5.6284E-04
2.0355E-02
129194.12
101325
917408.2

101325
26358.36

101325
27443.86

101325
28162.66

101325
28480.12

101325
28380.63

101325
27869.12

-6.4037E-05
26901.11

-7.4184E-05
27803.26

-8.2077E-05
28321.39

-8.7476E-05
28430.37

-9.0217E-05
28124.87

-9.0217E-05
13934.56

-1.7227E+00

-2.0626E+00 -2.3245E+00 -2.4870E+00 -2.5374E+00 -1.2571E+00

2.5000E-02

2.0000E-02

Volumes in m3

1.5000E-02

Row 3

Row 4

Row 5

1.0000E-02

5.0000E-03

0.0000E+00
0

45

90

135

180

Crank Angles (deg)

225

270

315

360

Pressure Variations
135000

130000

Pressure (Pa)

125000

120000
Row 6

115000

110000

105000

100000
0

45

90

135

180

Crank angle (deg)

225

270

315

360

P-V Diagram of Stirling Engine using Schmidt Analysis

135000

130000

Pressure (Pa)

125000

120000
Row 6

Row 10

115000

110000

105000

100000
1.9600E-02

1.9800E-02

2.0000E-02

2.0200E-02

2.0400E-02

Volume (m3)

2.0600E-02

2.0800E-02

2.1000E-02