c © TÜB_ITAK Manufacturing and Testing of a V-Type Stirling Engine

An air charged V-type Stirling engine, having 260 cm3 swept volume, was manufactured and tested. Speed-torque characteristics of the engine were obtained for dierent temperature and charge pressure values in the range of 600C to 1100C and 1 to 4 bars. The experiments intended to determine the performance characteristics of the engine at dierent set up values of pressure and hot source temperature. Maximum output power was obtained at 1100C and 2.5 bars charge pressure as 65 W. The results are presented in diagrams. Key Words: Stirling engine, external heating, engine performance, experimental study