Abstract: The effects of prescribed viscosity variations across a hydrodynamic lubricating film are studied. The film is strictly one dimensional and end effects are neglected. The viscosity variations are ...

Abstract: An approximate closed-form solution for the thermal performance of a Stirling-engine regenerator is derived. The solution is for sinusoidal mass flow rate and sinusoidal pressure variation with ...

Abstract: A mathematical model of Stirling-type engines has been developed. The complexity of the problem has been reduced by analyzing the various components of the engine (heat exchangers, regenerator, ...