本研究調查了一種創新的平焰燃燒器與 MTD 斯特林發動機相結合的微發電系統。燃燒器出口採用費馬模式形成扁平火焰。火焰在出口燃燒器表面上廣泛傳播，以在大範圍內產生一致的溫度。燃燒器以恆定當量比為 0.7 的二甲醚/空氣或丙烷/空氣作為輸入熱功率輸送。燃燒的燃料代表可再生綠色能源和不可再生能源。由於斯特林發動機在溫差下運行，因此使用費馬的翅片熱端和薄熱端對其性能進行了測試，以發現哪些條件對系統性能更有效。測試結果表明，在輸入功率1810W下，二甲醚產生245 ℃溫差時，系統的熱電效率達到1.03%，發電量為18.62 W。該系統通過燃燒丙烷獲得了 2465 W 的更高輸入功率，在 19.50 W 的電功率和 265 oC 的溫差下產生了 0.79% 的熱電效率。系統性能對提供的輸入功率有限制。當輸入功率過高時，會影響冷卻系統，造成較低的溫差。此外，這種燃燒器的性能值得將其用作未來發展的可再生能源轉換創新。在測試過程中發現，EINOx 在二甲醚燃料中的含量非常低，這對應於與丙烷燃料相比較低的燃燒溫度。然而，與丙烷燃料相比，在所有情況下，二甲醚燃料的 EIUHC 和 EICO 均較高。燃燒丙烷燃料的效率遠高於燃燒二甲醚燃料。

This study investigated an innovative flat-flame burner combined with an MTD Stirling engine as a micro power generation system. The flat-flame is formed by adopting Fermat's pattern on the burner exit port. The flame spread widely on the exit port burner surface to create a consistent temperature over a wide area. The burner is delivered with dimethyl ether/air or propane/air with a constant equivalent ratio of 0.7, as the input thermal power. The fuel burned represents renewable green energy and nonrenewable energy. Since the Stirling engine operates on temperature differences, its performance has been tested using Fermat's fin hot-end and thin hot-end to discover which conditions are more effective on system performance. The test results show that the performance of the system reaches thermal to electric efficiency of 1.03% with an electric power production of 18.62 W at the difference in temperature of 245 oC generated by dimethyl ether under 1810 W of input power. With a higher input power of 2465 W by burning propane, the system produces a thermal to electric efficiency of 0.79% with an electric power of 19.50 W and a temperature difference of 265 oC. System performance has a limit to the input power delivered. When the input power is too high, it will affect the cooling system, causing a lower temperature difference. Moreover, this burner's performance deserves its use as a future development renewable energy conversion innovation. During the test, it was found that EINOx is quite low in dimethyl ether fuel, which corresponds to a lower burning temperature compared to propane fuel. Yet, higher EIUHC and lower EICO occurred for dimethyl ether fuel in all cases compared to propane fuel. The efficiency of burning propane fuel is much higher than that of burning dimethyl ether fuel.

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