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. 1981 Jan;78(1):31–35. doi: 10.1073/pnas.78.1.31

Some heat engine cycles in which liquids can work

P C Allen 1, D N Paulson 1, J C Wheatley 1
PMCID: PMC318983  PMID: 16592952

Abstract

Liquids can work in heat engine cycles that employ regeneration. Four such cycles are discussed: Stirling, Malone, Stirling-Malone, and Brayton. Both regeneration and the role of the second thermodynamic medium are treated, and the principles are verified by quantitative measurements with propylene in a Stirling-Malone cycle.

Keywords: heat engine, Stirling, Malone, Brayton, propylene

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  1. Allen P. C., Knight W. R., Paulson D. N., Wheatley J. C. Principles of liquids working in heat engines. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1980 Jan;77(1):39–43. doi: 10.1073/pnas.77.1.39. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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