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The kinematic stirling engine as an energy conversion subsystem for paraboloidal dish solar thermal plants
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Bowyer, J. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1984 |
| Description | The potential of a suitably designed and economically manufactured Stirling engine as the energy conversion subsystem of a paraboloidal dish-Stirling solar thermal power module was estimated. Results obtained by elementary cycle analyses were shown to match quite well the performance characteristics of an advanced kinematic Stirling engine, the United Stirling P-40, as established by current prototypes of the engine and by a more sophisticated analytic model of its advanced derivative. In addition to performance, brief consideration was given to other Stirling engine criteria such as durability, reliability, and serviceability. Production costs were not considered here. |
| File Size | 2329210 |
| Page Count | 86 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840020149 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4km44j4n |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1984-04-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Performance Tests Stirling Cycle Solar Thermal Electric Power Plants Life Durability Reliability Analysis Maintenance Stirling Engines Parabolic Reflectors Energy Conversion Efficiency 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 |
