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Storage requirement definition study
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Wesling, G. C. Zimmerman, W. F. Stacy, L. E. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | A dish Stirling solar receiver (DSSR) and a heat pipe solar receiver with TES (HPSR) for a 25 kWe dish Stirling solar power system are described. The thermal performance and cost effectiveness of each are analyzed minute by minute over the equivalent of one year of solar insolation. Existing designs of these two systems were used as a basis for the study; TES concepts for the DSSR and alternative TES concepts for the HPSR are presented. Parametric performance and cost studies were performed to determine the operating and cost characteristics of these systems. Data are reported for systems (1) without TES and with varying amounts of TES, (2) with and without a fossil fuel combustor, (3) with varying solar to fossil power input, and (4) with different system control assumptions. The principal effects of TES duration, collector area, engine efficiency, and fuel cost sensitivity are indicated. Development needs for each of the systems are discussed and the need and nature of possible future TES solar modular experiments are presented and discussed. |
| File Size | 4274835 |
| Page Count | 120 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810008055 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1mh2f258 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-12-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Cost Effectiveness Solar Energy Conversion Heat Pipes Heat Storage Insolation Receivers Solar Collectors Heat Exchangers Energy Conversion Efficiency Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |