Date of Publication :9th March 2018
Abstract: Stirling engine is used for the traditional method of external combustion involving heat transfer in the fluid present in the engine.The main focus of this analysis is to determine the best fuel to be used in the Stirling engine to achieve best speed, higher effectiveness and low carbon dioxide emissions.Designing the Stirling engine involves few considerations that are relevant to the gear and body design aspect.Design selection of the engine is also the main focus of this study in which the alpha engine is selected for the Stirling engine design.Stirling engines work on using the heat energy as the energy input and are based on the Stirling cycle.Next is the type of fuel to be used in the engine where ethanol and acetone have been tested in this experiment.The result shows that ethanol is better than acetone because at low time it produces the best speed with low carbon dioxide emissions.The design of Stirling engine car consists of wheel, chassis, and alpha Stirling engine. Each component is fabricated with different type of material.
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