Desing of stirling engine engi?ne with tube heat exchanger and cfd analysis

Environmental problems ensue because of the ever increasing demand for energy linked the increasing world population and developing technologies. In Turkey, which depending upon the foreign sources in terms of the use of oil-based fuels, developing alternative engines to internal combustion engines will yield positive results with regard to both energy and environmental pollution. Stirling engines can perform mechanical tasks using any kinds of thermal energy sources. These are machines that are worked on owing to their characteristics such as simple structure, ease of production compared to internal combustion engines, and the ability to use them in stationary units. These engines could be produced in a variety of types. Compared to internal combustion engines, the level of vibration and noise is lower. Theoretical thermal efficiency is high and requires less maintenance. The primary objective is to design Stirling engine with tube heat exchanger that can use different types of energy sources. Thermal and three dimensional flow simulation of Stirling engine is performed. Engine stroke volume determined using standard methods and dimensions of the heater, cooler and regenerator are determined. Design of engine is determined for maximum heater and cooler. Three dimensional flow simulation of the Stirling engine is performed using FLUENT computational fluid dynamics. In the numerical calculations, the basic conservation equations, three-dimensional (3-D) and turbulent flow conditions were solved using a CFD computer code, the FLUENT and by GAMBIT and DESINGMODELLER software in the model drawing and meshed. As a result fine design of heater, cooler a regenerator are found.