Vibration modal characterization of a Stirling convertor via base-shake excitation

1st International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference IECEC

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Suárez, Vicente J ^a   Goodnight, Thomas W ^a   Hughes, William O ^a   Samorezov, Sergey ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Zin Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC LOADS; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; NASA; STIRLING CYCLE; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC LOADING CONDITIONS; GLENN RESEARCH CENTER; RANDOM VIBRATION TEST; SPACE SCIENCE MISSIONS; STIRLING RADIOISOTOPE GENERATOR; STIRLING TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 85085774518     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-6096     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. Schreiber, J. G., and Thieme, L. G., "Update on the Stirling Convertor Testing and Technology Development at NASA GRC," in Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Savannah, Georgia, July 29-August 2, 2001, IECEC2001-CT-26.
2. Goodnight, T.W., Hughes W.O., and McNelis, M.E., "Dynamic Capability of an Operating Stirling Convertor," in Proceedings of the 35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Las Vegas, NV, July 24-28, 2000, NASA/TM 2000-210527, AIAA-2000-2839.
3. Hughes, W.O., McNelis, M.E., and Goodnight, T.W., "Vibration Testing of on Operating Convertor," in Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, July 4-7, 2000, NASA/TM-2000-210526.
4. Suárez, V., Goodnight, T.W., Hughes, W.O., and Samorezov, S., "Impact Testing of a Stirling Convertor's Linear Alternator," in Proceedings of the Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2002), Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 3-7, 2002, NASA/TM-2002-211342.