Jack,
ReGen Power Systems is developing a line of engines to condense low pressure steam and generate power at 13% efficiency. A higher temperature engine will convert gaseous industrial exhaust or thermal energy provided by solar collectors to power.
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- Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:14 pm
- Forum: Waste Heat
- Topic: condensing steam with Stirling engine to make water
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10822
- Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:17 am
- Forum: Waste Heat
- Topic: super charging
- Replies: 3
- Views: 16148
Response to super charging
Justin,
BMW has been studying this approach for some time. Don't know where they are on it, but it will take some imaginative engineering as suggested above.
Dick Meloy
BMW has been studying this approach for some time. Don't know where they are on it, but it will take some imaginative engineering as suggested above.
Dick Meloy
- Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:55 am
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: Problems with high delta T
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12559
Response to Problems with high delta T
We think it is a very creative idea and believe it can be done, though perhaps in a slightly different manner. You have to keep the hot side operating temp below 600C to be able to avoid creep stress and premature failure of the hot heat exchanger.
- Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:42 am
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: geothermal storage is relevant to stirlings
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19843
Response to geothermal storage is relevant to stirlings
<t>Incidentally, the problem with geothermal energy is not converting it to power, but simply getting it out of the ground. Drilling for heat is a lot like drilling for oil- you know it's there, but you aren't going to be successful on every well. Hence, the cost of developing a reliable stream of h...
- Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:36 am
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: geothermal storage is relevant to stirlings
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19843
Response to geothermal storage is relevant to stirlings
<t>Geoff- Re: Shit-to-cake. One of the largest sources of "free" energy avaiable to us is the methane gas in what we delicately call human waste. It will not be long before we begin to convert our waste water treatment plants into power plants. I believe this source of energy may, in fact, be "infin...
- Fri Jan 26, 2007 11:25 am
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: Need Stirling Engine Engineers in Dallas Area
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15875
Response to Need Stirling Engine Engineers in Dallas Area
<t>Lee- What you hope to do is beyond the scope of anyone other than a handful of very experienced Stirling engine experts. It sounds simple, but is, in fact, very difficult. You know the old saying- if it were simple, everyone would have done it by now. You might be interested in our company's webs...
- Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:02 pm
- Forum: Waste Heat
- Topic: glass furnace
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17264
Response to glass furnace
<t>ReGen Power has analyzed a commercial glass furnace and believes its engine will produce alot of power from the exhaust. As was mentioned, one needs to know the actual volume of heat per unit of time. If you can provide me with that, we could give you an answer. (The designer of our engine former...
- Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:52 pm
- Forum: Waste Heat
- Topic: small temp difference
- Replies: 2
- Views: 13493
Response to small temp difference
<t>ReGen Power Systems has designed a Stirling to operate as a steam condensing engine, utilizing the latent heat of condensation to drive the engine. The design is novel, overcoming the issue of unswept volume, and cannot be disclosed at the present time. We expect to have a bench model operating w...
- Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:44 pm
- Forum: Power-producing Stirling Engines
- Topic: Stirling Advantage
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10645
Response to Stirling Advantage
<r>Stirling Advantage has changed its name to ReGen Power Systems at <URL url="http://www.rgpsystems.com">www.rgpsystems.com</URL>. It continues to improve its designs and continues to experience ignorance from capital providers. We now contemplate maximum engine sizes in the 1-2 MW range, using low...
- Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:58 am
- Forum: Waste Heat
- Topic: Heat from auto rad and exhaust in to elctricity thru Stirling.
- Replies: 20
- Views: 666469
Response to Heat from auto rad and exhaust in to elctricity thru Stirling.
<t>Automotive Stirling applications are non-starters for one important reason: engines are bought on a cost/kW basis, and no commercial Stirling will ever be cheaper than a gasoline engine on that basis. Further, to make a Stirling utilize waste heat from an exhaust efficiently, the engine must be t...