Extended operation of stirling convertors

Collection of Technical Papers - 2nd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 72-87

  Roth, Mary Ellen ^a,b   Schreiber, Jeffrey G ^a,b   Pepper, Stephen V ^a,c  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Thermal Energy Conversion Branch   (United States)

^c Tribology and Surface Science Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; HELIUM; MACHINE DESIGN; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

GAS ANALYSIS; GLENN RESEARCH CENTER (GRC); STIRLING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (CO); TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION CONVERTERS (TDC);

STIRLING ENGINES;

EID: 20344370287     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-5508     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

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2. Schreiber, J.G., Skupinski, R.C., "Accomplishments of Free-Piston Stirling Tests at NASA GRC" in proceedings of Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF 2002), edited by M. El-Genk, sponsored by the American Institute of Physics, Albuquerque, NM, 2002.
3. Qiu, S., Augenblick, J.E., White, M.A., Peterson, A.A., Redinger, D.L., and Petersen, S.L., "Developing a Free-Piston Stirling Convertor for Advanced Radioisotope Space Power Systems," in proceedings of Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF 2002), edited by M. El-Genk, AIP Conference Proceedings 608, Melville, New York, 2002, pp. 912-917.STC
4. West, C. D., Principles and Applications of Stirling Engines, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1986, Chaps. 6, pg 117.