Comparison of free-piston Stirling engine model predictions with RE1000 engine test data [PDF]
Predictions of a free-piston Stirling engine model are compared with RE1000 engine test data taken at NASA-Lewis Research Center. The model validation and the engine testing are being done under a joint interagency agreement between the Department of ...
Tew, R. C., Jr.
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Cooling Cycle Optimization for a Vuilleumier Refrigerator. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel), 2021 Paul R +3 more
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Overview of free-piston Stirling SP-100 activities at the NASA Lewis Research Center [PDF]
An overview of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lewis Research Center (LeRC) SP-100 free-piston Stirling engine activities is presented.
Slaby, J. G.
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New 5 Kilowatt Free-piston Stirling Space Convertor Developments [PDF]
, 2007 The NASA Vision for Exploration of the moon may someday require a nuclear reactor coupled with a free-piston Stirling convertor at a power level of 30-40 kW. In the 1990s, Mechanical Technology Inc.
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Mechanically Strong, Liquid-Resistant Photothermal Bioplastic Constructed from Cellulose and Metal-Organic Framework for Light-Driven Mechanical Motion. [PDF]
Molecules, 2021 Sun L, Li L, An X, Qian X.
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SPIKE-2: a Practical Stirling Engine for Kilowatt Level Solar Power [PDF]
Recent advances in the art of free piston Stirling engine design make possible the production of 1-10kW free piston Stirling linear alternator engine, hermetically sealed, efficient, durable and simple in construction and operation.
Beale, W. T.
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Status of the advanced Stirling conversion system project for 25 kW dish Stirling applications [PDF]
Heat engines were evaluated for terrestrial Solar Distributed Heat Receivers. The Stirling engine was identified as one of the most promising heat engines for terrestrial applications.
Schreiber, Jeffrey G. +1 more
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5-kWe Free-piston Stirling Engine Convertor [PDF]
, 2008 The high reliability, long life, and efficient operation of Free-Piston Stirling Engines (FPSEs) make them an attractive power system to meet future space power requirements with less mass, better efficiency, and less total heat exchanger area than other
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Numerical Analysis of a Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Engine for Efficient Energy Conversion. [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2021 Rizvi SFJ +5 more
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The 1988 overview of free-piston Stirling technology for space power at the NASA Lewis Research Center [PDF]
The completion of the Space Power Demonstrator Engine (SPDE) testing is discussed, terminating with the generation of 25 kW of engine power from a dynamically-balanced opposed-piston Stirling engine at a temperature ratio of 2.0.
Slaby, Jack G.
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