Sealed oil-backed displacer suspension diaphragm

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ABSTRACT:
A diaphragm suspension system for a free piston Stirling engine includes a transverse wall across the cold end of the displacer. An upper diaphragm is attached to the displacer shell above the transverse wall, and a support diaphragm is attached at its center to a partition fixed to the engine vessel, and is attached at its peripheral edge to the lower end of the displacer. A lower oil cavity is defined between the transverse wall and the support diaphragm, and an upper oil cavity is defined between the upper diaphragm and the transverse wall. A cylinder is formed in the transverse wall communicating between the oil cavities, and a piston is disposed in the cylinder and is fixed to the partition. When the displacer moves, the piston remains stationary and compensates for the oil displacement caused by the support diaphragm flexing into and out of the oil cavity, so the support diaphragm experiences only or primarily displacement induced stress rather than pressure induced stress. The top oil cavity ensures that leakage past the piston will be equal in both directions, and also provides an additional spring effect to return the displacer toward its midstroke position.

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