Which risk increases when a Stirling engine's regenerator matrix degrades during cyclic operation?

💡 Explanation

Increasing damage to regenerator matrices affects their efficiency, therefore increasing thermal short-circuit losses, because diminished thermal baffling allows heat to bypass the intended heat exchangers, rather than improving engine output and stability.

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