Accomplishments of the NASA GRC Stirling technology development project

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 126-139

  Schreiber, Jeffrey G ^a,b   Thieme, Lanny G ^a,b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Thermal Energy Conversion Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; OSCILLATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; STIRLING CYCLE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EXPLORATION MISSIONS; STIRLING RADIOISOTOPE GENERATOR (SRG); STIRLING TECHNOLOGY; STIRLING TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (CO);

AVIATION;

EID: 20344404253     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-5517     Document Type: Conference Paper

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