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Optimizing the power generation of a radiation driven stirling engine used in the combustion chamber of an incinerator

Tong‐Bou Chang Department of Mechanical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University, Tainan County, 71005, Taiwan, R.O.C. Phone: 886–6–2533131 ext 3533 Fax: 886–6–2533131 ext 3533 E-mail: [email protected])
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Ming‐Sheng Ko Department of Materials & Mineral Resources Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, 10608, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Pages 141-147 | Received 16 Nov 2007, Accepted 07 May 2008, Published online: 04 Mar 2011

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