Nomenclatural

AHG: Single Annulus heater gap thickness, cm

APR: Atmospheric pressure, Pa
BHI: Basic heat input, watt
BPO: Basic Power Output from Stirling Engine before losses are deducted, watt
BRE: Brake efficiency, %
CA: Crank angle, degree
CDV: Cold dead volume, cm
3

CLV: Cold live volume, cm
3

CPR: Calculated pressure for given TAMP at given angle CA, MPa
CR: Crank radius, cm
CRL: Connecting rod length, cm
CV: Cold volume at angle CA, cm
3

DCC: Diameter of Compression Cold space, cm
DDC: Diameter of displacer cylinder, cm
DEC: Diameter of engine cylinder, cm
DEH: Diameter of expansion hot space, cm
DER: Diameter of Each regenerator, cm
DGT: Displacer Gap thickness, cm
DID: Internal Diameter of displacer, cm
DVR: Reduced dead volume
ECDC: Extra cold dead volume besides that in gas cooler, cm
3

EF: Engine frequency, cycles/sec
EFRC: Effective flow rate of gas into cold space, g/sec
EFRH: Effective flow rate of gas into hot space, g/sec
EFTC: Effective fraction of total cycle time steady flow passes in one dimension through cooler
EFTH: Effective fraction of total cycle time steady flow passes in one dimension through the heater
EFTR: Effective fraction of total cycle time steady flow passes in one dimension through the
regenerator
EFTR1: Effective fraction of cycle time steady mass flow moves out the hot space
EFTR2: Effective fraction of cycle time steady mass flow moves into the hot space
EFTR3: Effective fraction of cycle time steady mass flow moves out the cold space
EFTR4: Effective fraction of cycle time steady mass flow moves into the cold space
EHDH: Extra hot dead volume besides that in gas heater, cm
3

ERT: Effective regenerator temperature, K
ETC: Effective temperature in cold compression space, k
ETH: Effective temperature in hot expansion space, K
FIC: Fraction of gas inventory in cold space
FICMAX: Maximum in FC during cycle
FICMIN: Minimum in FC during cycle
FIF: Filler factor (fraction of regenerator volume filled with solid)
FIH: Fraction of gas inventory in hot space
FIHMAX: Maximum in FIH during cycle
FIHMIN: Minimum in FIH during cycle
g: Gravitational acceleration , m/sec
2

HDV: Hot dead volume, cm
3

HLHT: Heated length of each heater tube, cm
HLV: Hot live volume, cm
3

HSIT: Heat sink metal temperature, K
HSOT: Heat source metal temperature, K
HV: Hot volume at angle CA, cm
3

IEF: Indicated efficiency, %
INR: Intermediate ratio
IPO: Indicated Power, watt
LD: Length of displacer, cm
LEC: Length of expansion cylinder, cm
LOR: Length of regenerator, cm
M: Molecular weight of working gas
m: Working gas inventory, grams
MCP: Minimum cycle pressure, MPa
MEP: Maximum Engine pressure, MPa
MPC: Mean pressure for cycle, MPa
MS: Mesh size, wires per cm
n: Constant
NHI: Net heat input, watt
NN: Nusselt Number
NPO: Net power, watt
NR: No. of regenerator per unit
NSL: No. of screen layers
ODE: Outer diameter of expansion cylinder, cm
PA: Phase Angle, degree
PR: Pressure at angle CA for MR=1, MPa
R: Universal gas constant, J/ (K*mole)
RDV: Regenerator dead volume
RT: Ratio of temperature
RV: Ratio of volume
SCC: Stroke of compression cold piston, cm
SEA: Angle used in Schmidt Equation
SEH: Stroke of expansion hot piston, cm
SOD: Stroke of displacer, cm
TAMP: Time average mean pressure
TDV: Total Dead volume, cm
3

THWS: Thickness of wires in screen, cm
TLV: Total Live volume, cm
3

TV: Total gas volume at angle CA
WI: Work for one increment, J
WT1: Wall thickness of displacer, cm
WT2: Wall thickness of cylinder, cm