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Stirling engine

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) an external-combustion engine that uses air or an inert gas as the working fluid operating on a highly efficient thermodynamic cycle (the Stirling cycle)

[named after Robert Stirling (1790-1878), Scottish minister who invented it]

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No references found			It also has the significant environmental advantage of a sterling cycle which uses as working gas Helium, a natural gas found in the atmosphere which has no effect on depletion of the ozone. Corporate Profile for Medis El, dated June 13, 1997 by Business Wire The Sterling Cycle Linear Compressor, which uses helium as its working gas which does not deplete the ozone layer, would be advantageous in many applications including: air-conditioning, refrigeration, cryosurgery and dermatology. Medis El issues 1996 year-end results by Business Wire Medis El's Twin Linear Synchronous Sterling Cycle optimizes the input power to net usable cooling ratios by modifying the length of the stroke at the same synchronous frequency - changing the voltage only. Medis El Licensed For Important Patent For Its Innovative ... by Business Wire			Stereotypist Stereotypographer Stereotypography stereotypy stereovision Sterhydraulic Sterhydraulic press steric sterigma sterilant sterile sterileness sterilisation sterilise sterilised steriliser sterility sterilization sterilize sterilized sterilizer sterlet sterling sterling area sterling bloc Sterling cycle Sterling Heights sterling silver Sterlitamak Stern Stern board Stern chase stern chaser Stern fast Stern frame stern knee Stern port stern sheets Stern wheel stern-chaser Stern-wheel stern-wheeler sterna Sterna hirundo Sternage sternal Sternal ribs Sternberg Sternbergite Sterne Sternebra			Sterlegov, Dmitrii Vasilevich sterlet sterlet sterlets sterlets sterling sterling sterling sterling sterling Sterling (cat) Sterling (cat) Sterling (cat) Sterling (disambiguation) Sterling (disambiguation) Sterling (disambiguation) Sterling (disambiguation) sterling area Sterling Biofuels International Limited sterling bloc Sterling cat Sterling cat Sterling cat Sterling College Sterling Community Center Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce Sterling Correctional Facility Sterling County Sterling County, Texas Sterling County, TX Sterling cycle Sterling cycle engine Sterling cycle engine Sterling Divinity Quadrangle Sterling engine Sterling engine Sterling engines Sterling engines Sterling Enterprises Group, Inc. Sterling European Airlines Sterling Forest State Park Sterling Heights Sterling Heights Sterling Heights Sterling Heights Assembly Plant Sterling Heights High School Sterling Heights Public Library Sterling High School Sterling Hill Mining Museum Sterling Information Broker Sterling James Keenan Sterling Library Yale University Sterling Note Sterling Notes Sterling Order of Knights Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club Sterling Quality Achievement Sterling Ratio Sterling Ratios

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Stirling engine (redirected from Sterling cycle)

Stirling engine
(redirected from Sterling cycle)