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Sensible heat receiver for solar dynamic space power system
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Perez-Davis, Marla E. Gaier, James R. Petrefski Sr., Chris |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | A sensible heat receiver considered in this study uses a vapor grown carbon fiber-carbon (VGCF/C) composite as the thermal storage media and was designed for a 7 kW Brayton engine. The proposed heat receiver stores the required energy to power the system during eclipse in the VGCF/C composite. The heat receiver thermal analysis was conducted through the Systems Improved Numerical Differencing Analyzer and Fluid Integrator (SINDA) software package. The sensible heat receiver compares well with other latent and advanced sensible heat receivers analyzed in other studies while avoiding the problems associated with latent heat storage salts and liquid metal heat pipes. The concept also satisfies the design requirements for a 7 kW Brayton engine system. The weight and size of the system can be optimized by changes in geometry and technology advances for this new material. |
| File Size | 348124 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910015859 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4zh1jc8j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Carbon-carbon Composites Thermoelectric Power Generation Carbon Fibers Heat Storage Receivers Fiber Composites Solar Dynamic Power Systems Spacecraft Power Supplies Thermal Conductivity Brayton Cycle Thermal Analysis Photothermal Conversion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
