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EHVE versus Stirling Engines – a Comparison

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In this chapter, the version of the 2-stroke EHVE having two blowers applied in internal heat exchanger loops, described in detail in Chap. 5, is investigated and quantitative results of its performance are compared to chosen examples of Stirling engines.

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Kazimierski, Z., Wojewoda, J. (2016). EHVE versus Stirling Engines – a Comparison. In: Externally Heated Valve Engine. Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28355-5_8

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