Experimental Investigation of Waste Energy Recovery of Exhaust gases of an Internal Combustion Engine for Cooling Production Using the Combined Cycle of the Stirling Engine

Hassanzadeh, Ezatollah; Mohammadi, Arash; Akbari, Mostafa; Rahimi Asiabaraki, Hossein; Savaripour, Hamed

doi:10.48301/jear.2024.474745.1040

Experimental Investigation of Waste Energy Recovery of Exhaust gases of an Internal Combustion Engine for Cooling Production Using the Combined Cycle of the Stirling Engine

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ezatollah Hassanzadeh ¹

Arash Mohammadi ²

Mostafa Akbari ¹

Hossein Rahimi Asiabaraki ¹

Hamed Savaripour ¹

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Skills (NUS), Tehran, Iran

² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran.

10.48301/jear.2024.474745.1040

Abstract

This research explored the utilization of the combined cycle of the Stirling Gamma engine and internal combustion to recover waste energy from exhaust gases in internal combustion engines. Integrating the Stirling Gamma engine into the exhaust gas path aimed to generate cooling and reduce the reliance on the engine's output power for the air conditioning system, ultimately enhancing engine efficiency. The study demonstrated that the kinetic energy present in the exhaust gases resulted in power dissipation ranging from 10 to 77 kW. By incorporating the heating component of the Stirling engine in the exhaust gas path, it became feasible to recover this wasted heat and employ it for cooling purposes. Optimal operating conditions were achieved when the hot source fluid was at a pressure of 8 bar, and the average pressure of the cold source was 1 bar, leading to the attainment of the lowest cooling temperature. Specifically, the temperature of the hot source reached 580 degrees Celsius, while the temperature of the cold part was approximately -16 degrees Celsius.

Keywords

Stirling Gamma Engine

nergy Recovery

Gasoline Engine

Exhaust Gases

Cooling

Subjects

Mechanical Engineering

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