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Advanced solar receivers for space powerA study has been conducted to generate and evaluate advanced solar heat receiver concepts suitable for orbital application with Brayton and Stirling engine cycles in the 7-kW size range. The generated receiver designs have thermal storage capability and, when implemented, will be lighter, smaller, and/or more efficient than baseline systems such as the configuration used for the Brayton solar receiver under development by Garrett AiResearch for the NASA Space Station. In addition to the baseline designs, four other receiver concepts were designed and evaluated with respect to Brayton and Stirling engines. These concepts include a higher temperature version of the baseline receiver, a packed bed receiver, a plate-fin receiver, and a heat pipe receiver. The thermal storage for all designs is provided by the melting and freezing of a salt.
Document ID
19890041745
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Strumpf, H. J.
(Garrett Corp. Torrance, CA, United States)
Coombs, M. G.
(Garrett Corp. Garrett AiResearch Div., Torrance, CA, United States)
Lacy, D. E.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual ASME Solar Energy Conference
Location: Denver, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: April 10, 1988
End Date: April 14, 1988
Sponsors: ASME
Accession Number
89A29116
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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