TY - JOUR
T1 - A preliminary experimental study on a lab-scale Linear Joule Engine prototype
AU - Wu, Dawei
AU - Tan, Hong Ming
AU - Jia, Boru
AU - Roskilly, Anthony P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of ICAE2018 - The 10th International Conference on Applied Energy.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - A lab-scale prototype of Linear Joule Engine has been developed with the optimized design parameters from previous studies. The Linear Joule Engine applies free-pistons in double acting cylinders and Joule Cycle with an external combustor or heater as heat addition component in the cycle. It offers an alternative prime mover technology using different low carbon or zero carbon fuels, e.g. hydrogen, bio-methanol, ammonia, etc. in the energy transition period. A series of preliminary experiments was conducted to reveal the relationships between moving mass, valve timing, supply pressure and dynamic equilibrium. The experiment results were also used to provide guidance on the prototype design of linear alternator and heat addition component. A scaled-up and modularized Linear Joule Engine system integrated with linear alternator would have an exciting potential to be used as ship main engine, range extender of hybrid vehicles, etc.
AB - A lab-scale prototype of Linear Joule Engine has been developed with the optimized design parameters from previous studies. The Linear Joule Engine applies free-pistons in double acting cylinders and Joule Cycle with an external combustor or heater as heat addition component in the cycle. It offers an alternative prime mover technology using different low carbon or zero carbon fuels, e.g. hydrogen, bio-methanol, ammonia, etc. in the energy transition period. A series of preliminary experiments was conducted to reveal the relationships between moving mass, valve timing, supply pressure and dynamic equilibrium. The experiment results were also used to provide guidance on the prototype design of linear alternator and heat addition component. A scaled-up and modularized Linear Joule Engine system integrated with linear alternator would have an exciting potential to be used as ship main engine, range extender of hybrid vehicles, etc.
KW - Linear Joule Engine
KW - Low carbon fuel
KW - Zero carbon fuel
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U2 - 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.174
DO - 10.1016/j.egypro.2019.01.174
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85063870541
SN - 1876-6102
VL - 158
SP - 2244
EP - 2249
JO - Energy Procedia
JF - Energy Procedia
T2 - 10th International Conference on Applied Energy, ICAE 2018
Y2 - 22 August 2018 through 25 August 2018
ER -