damiller@ualberta.ca
Graduate
BSc in Mechanical Engineering (2016)
dTECL

Research Interests : Renewable Energy, Stirling Engines, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Oscillating Flow Heat Exchangers

As an undergraduate research assistant in the summer of 2015, colleagues and I started redesigning a ST05G-CNC Stirling engine for instrumentation and laboratory operation. In addition to design, I explored essential Stirling engine theory--thermodynamic models, kinematic mechanisms, and oscillating flow heat transfer. Experiments began on the ST05G Stirling engine in August of 2016 and continue today.
Throughout my time as an MSc student the ST05G Stirling has been modified to operate with low-temperature thermal sources (<150 °C) similar to industrial waste heat and geothermal fluids. This allows for comparison of the design of high and low-temperature Stirling engines. Further, the accuracy of thermodynamic models validated for high-temperature Stirling engines can be evaluated at unconventional operating conditions. These studies will facilitate the design of future low-temperature Stirling engines intended for the renewable energy market in Alberta.