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<t>Hy, I'm designing an alpha type Stirling engine, and I've had some<br/> trouble finding information that helps me define how big the<br/> compression volume shold be. I have calculated an approximate<br/> expansion volume using the first order method outlined in Martini's<br/> book. Any informati...

<t>Hy, I'm very interseted in this subject too. Can you explain a little why do you think that the compression volume should be larger than de expansion volume? That seems a little odd to me, since the gas is cooler inside the compression piston, and therefore it has a smaller specific volume.<br/> ...