New 5 kW free-piston Stirling space convertor developments

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 63, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 342-347

  Brandhorst Jr , Henry W ^a   Chapman Jr , Peter A ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Foster Miller Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; STIRLING ENGINES;

CONVERTOR LEVEL; RADIOISOTOPE HEAT SOURCES;

SPACE RESEARCH;

EID: 44449116622     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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