单词 | Stirling engine |
释义 | Stirling enginenoun A machine used to provide power or refrigeration, operating on a closed cycle in which a working fluid is cyclically compressed and expanded at different temperatures.Modern designs of Stirling engines have mechanical efficiencies over 20% which makes them the highest mechanical efficiency for small scale direct thermal conversion from a thermal source....
OriginMid 19th century: named after Robert Stirling (see Stirling, Robert). |
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