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Cost and price estimate of brayton and stirling engines in selected production volumes
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Fortgang, H. R. Mayers, H. F. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | The methods used to determine the production costs and required selling price of Brayton and Stirling engines modified for use in solar power conversion units are presented. Each engine part, component and assembly was examined and evaluated to determine the costs of its material and the method of manufacture based on specific annual production volumes. Cost estimates are presented for both the Stirling and Brayton engines in annual production volumes of 1,000, 25,000, 100,000 and 400,000. At annual production volumes above 50,000 units, the costs of both engines are similar, although the Stirling engine costs are somewhat lower. It is concluded that modifications to both the Brayton and Stirling engine designs could reduce the estimated costs. |
| File Size | 406554 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19800018270 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6159d700 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-05-31 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Solar Generators Production Management Thermoelectric Power Generation Cost Estimates Engine Design Stirling Cycle Production Engineering Brayton Cycle Stirling Engines Manufacturing Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
