Authors :
Sameeullah Khan Pathan, Muhammad Ali Abro, Mujeeb Iqbal Soomro, Abdul Shakoor Shaikh
Volume/Issue :
Volume 4 - 2019, Issue 9 - September
Google Scholar :
https://goo.gl/DF9R4u
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Abstract :
Pakistan is among the developing countries
of the world which suffers from worst energy crises. The
energy crises of the country could be overcome by
utilization of renewable energy sources such as solar
energy. This research presents an experimental study on
the performance investigation of solar dish sterling
engine. The designing of the dish and sterling engine
was performed on AutoCAD software. The system was
fabricated locally, and experimental study was
performed for the weather conditions of Sukkur, Sindh,
Pakistan. The system consisted of a parabolic dish, solar
reflectors, gamma Sterling Engine (double acting type),
fan blades, flywheel and dynamo (alternator) having
capacity to generate almost 100 watts of electricity. The
horizontal radiations falling on dish were directly
focused on the receiver (displacer) end of the sterling
engine. The heat produced due to solar radiations was
used to run the gamma type sterling engine. The
experimental study that the total efficiency of the
sterling engine was about 70.96% by neglecting the
losses.
Keywords :
Energy Crises; Solar Energy; Sterling Engine; Pakistan.
Pakistan is among the developing countries
of the world which suffers from worst energy crises. The
energy crises of the country could be overcome by
utilization of renewable energy sources such as solar
energy. This research presents an experimental study on
the performance investigation of solar dish sterling
engine. The designing of the dish and sterling engine
was performed on AutoCAD software. The system was
fabricated locally, and experimental study was
performed for the weather conditions of Sukkur, Sindh,
Pakistan. The system consisted of a parabolic dish, solar
reflectors, gamma Sterling Engine (double acting type),
fan blades, flywheel and dynamo (alternator) having
capacity to generate almost 100 watts of electricity. The
horizontal radiations falling on dish were directly
focused on the receiver (displacer) end of the sterling
engine. The heat produced due to solar radiations was
used to run the gamma type sterling engine. The
experimental study that the total efficiency of the
sterling engine was about 70.96% by neglecting the
losses.
Keywords :
Energy Crises; Solar Energy; Sterling Engine; Pakistan.
