Component improvement of free-piston Stirling engine key technology for space power [PDF]
The successful performance of the 25 kW Space Power Demonstrator (SPD) engine during an extensive testing period has provided a baseline of free piston Stirling engine technology from which future space Stirling engines may evolve. Much of the success of
Alger, Donald L.
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Overview of the 1986 free-piston Stirling SP-100 activities at the NASA Lewis Research Center [PDF]
An overview of the NASA Lewis Research Center SP-100 free-piston Stirling engine activities is presented. These activities include a free-piston Stirling space-power technology feasibility demonstration project as part of the SP-100 program being ...
Slaby, J. G.
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Loss terms in free-piston Stirling engine models [PDF]
Various models for free piston Stirling engines are reviewed. Initial models were developed primarily for design purposes and to predict operating parameters, especially efficiency.
Gordon, Lloyd B.
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Calibration and comparison of the NASA Lewis free-piston Stirling engine model predictions with RE-1000 test data [PDF]
A free-piston Stirling engine performance code is being upgraded and validated at the NASA Lewis Research Center under an interagency agreement between the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and NASA Lewis.
Geng, Steven M.
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Comparison of GLIMPS and HFAST Stirling engine code predictions with experimental data [PDF]
Predictions from GLIMPS and HFAST design codes are compared with experimental data for the RE-1000 and SPRE free piston Stirling engines. Engine performance and available power loss predictions are compared.
Geng, Steven M., Tew, Roy C.
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AIP Advances, 2017 A single-phase axially-magnetized permanent-magnet (PM) oscillating machine which can be integrated with a free-piston Stirling engine to generate electric power, is investigated for miniature aerospace power sources.
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Solar powered Stirling cycle electrical generator [PDF]
Under NASA's Civil Space Technology Initiative (CSTI), the NASA Lewis Research Center is developing the technology needed for free-piston Stirling engines as a candidate power source for space systems in the late 1990's and into the next century.
Shaltens, Richard K.
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Advanced Stirling conversion systems for terrestrial applications [PDF]
, 1987 Under the Department of Energy's (DOE) Solar Thermal Technology Program, Sandia National Laboratories (SNLA) is developing heat engines for terrestrial Solar Distributed Heat Receivers.
Shaltens, R. K.
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Test results of a Stirling engine utilizing heat exchanger modules with an integral heat pipe [PDF]
The Heat Pipe Stirling Engine (HP-1000), a free-piston Stirling engine incorporating three heat exchanger modules, each having a sodium filled heat pipe, has been tested at the NASA-Lewis Research Center as part of the Civil Space Technology Initiative ...
Brusk, Kevin D. +3 more
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A conceptual study of the potential for automotive-derived and free-piston Stirling engines in 30- to 400-kilowatt stationary power applications [PDF]
The technical feasibility of applying automotive-derived kinematic and free-piston Stirling engine concepts for stationary applications was explored. Automotive-derived engines offer cost advantages by providing a mature and developd engine technology ...
Chen, H. S., Dineen, J., Vatsky, A.
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