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Update on the advanced Stirling conversion system project for 25 kW dish Stirling applicationsTechnology development for Stirling convertors directed toward a dynamic power source for space applications is examined. The free-piston Stirling engine has the potential for both solar and nuclear space power applications. Two parallel design directions feature a solar receiver/liquid metal heat transport system, and a free-piston Stirling convertor which incorporates a linear alternator to directly provide the electrical output of about 25 kW to a utility grid. The Cummins Engine Company (CEC) free-piston Stirling convertor incorporates a linear alternator along with hydrodynamic gas bearings to provide noncontacting, wear-free support to the pistons. The Stirling Technology Company design incorporates linear alternator technology with flexures that provide noncontacting support while also supplying much of the spring stiffness needed to obtain proper resonance.
Document ID
19930042074
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Shaltens, Richard K.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Schreiber, Jeffrey G.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Wong, Wayne A.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: IECEC '92; Proceedings of the 27th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, Aug. 3-7, 1992. Vol. 5 (A93-25851 09-44)
Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
93A26071
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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