Stoddard engine
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Elliott J. Stoddard invented and patented two versions of the Stoddard engine, the first in 1919 and the second in 1933. The general engine classification is an
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heat exchangers (sometimes called "dead volume"), which is known to reduce engine efficiency and power output in the valveless Stirling engine
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The 1919 Stoddard engine
The generalized thermodynamic processes of the 1919 Stoddard cycle are:[1]
- Adiabatic compression
- Isobaric heat-addition
- Adiabatic expansion
- Isobaric heat-removal
The engine design in the patent was using a scotch yoke.
The 1933 Stoddard engine
In the 1933 design,[2] Stoddard reduced the internal volume of the heat exchangers maintaining the same generalized thermodynamic processes as the 1919 cycle.
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