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Performance of a twin power piston low temperature differential Stirling engine powered by asolar simulator
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This paper provides an experimental investigation on the performance of a low-temperature differential Stirling engine. In this study, a twin power piston, gamma-configuration, low- temperature differential Stirling engine is tested with non-pressurized air by using a solar
A solar powered, back-to-back, liquid piston stirling engine for water pumping
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A low temperature difference, back-to-back gamma type Stirling engine is presented with the emphasis on rural water pumping. A prototype engine was constructed and performance in terms of the characteristic pump curves measured. Two representative graphs of flow rate
A free cylinder Stirling engine solar powered water pump
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ABSTRACT This paper describes a free cylinder Stirling engine expressly designed for use as a solar water pump. The pumping action takes place as a result of the reciprocating motion of the cylinder of the sealed free piston engine, this cylinder motion being used to directly
Solar powered free-piston stirling engine
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ABSTRACT A solar-powered Stirling engine is described comprising: a solar receiver which converts solar radiation to thermal energy; a storage chamber for thermal energy in heat transfer communication with the receiver; a displacer including a displacer
The operation of the solar powered Stirling engine in space Getaway special program
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Two test versions of the solar powered Stirling engine designed for use on space shuttles are examined. In one version, solar energy for the Stirling engine is collected by a parabolic mirror which is kept pointed directly at the sun by means of five photovoltaic cells, a
Feasibility of a 50-watt portable generator using a solar-powered Stirling-cycle engine. Task report
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ABSTRACT This report discusses the feasibility and design of a portable electric generator using a Stirling-cycle engine and solar energy. It is to be used for generating electricity in remote areas. Also discussed are the maintenance, efficiency, cost, service
Two-tiered design analysis of a radiator for a solar dynamic powered Stirling engine
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ABSTRACT Two separate design approaches are reported for a pumped loop radiator used to transfer heat from the cold end of a solar-dynamic-powered Stirling engine. The first approach uses a standard method to determine radiator requirements to meet specified
Optimization of a 5kW Solar Powered Alpha Stirling Engine using Powell’s Method
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Abstract In this paper a solar powered alpha Stirling engine has been simulated by using second order method. In this method, the engine is divided to five basic sections including hot cylinder, cold cylinder, hot heat exchanger, cold heat exchanger and regenerator. All
Performance Analysis and Optimization of a Solar Powered Stirling Engine with Heat Transfer Considerations
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ABSTRACT This paper investigates the optimization of the performance of a solar powered Stirling engine based on finite-time thermodynamics. Heat transference in the heat exchangers between a concentrating solar collector and the Stirling engine is studied. The
Two-tiered design analysis of a radiator for a solar dynamic powered Stirling engine(Final Report)
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Two separate design approaches for a pumped loop radiator used to transfer heat from the cold end of a solar dynamic powered Stirling engine are described. The first approach uses a standard method to determine radiator requirements to meet specified end of mission
A Hemispherical-Involute Cavity Receiver for Stirling Engine Powered by a Xenon Arc SolarSimulator
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We develop a solar simulator composed of multiple xenon arc lamps combined with a faceted paraboloidal dish concentrator to drive a Stirling engine in our laboratory for all- weather indoor testing. Experiments and numerical analysis are performed to determine
Concentrating solar power
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Within the European project EURO- DISH, a cost-effective 10 kW Dish- Stirling engine for decentralised Central receiver systems Central receiver (or power tower) systems use a field of distributed times, they achieve temperatures from 800°C to well over 1000°C. The solar
State of the art and future developments regarding small scale biomass CHP systems with a special focus on ORC and Stirling engine technologies
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Maximal thermal power – solar collector 350 kW Production of heat from biomass 60,000 MWh/a Production of heat from solar energy 250 of the cooling water at Stirling cooler inlet °C 55 61 Electric power output kW 35 31 Thermal power output – Stirling engine kW 105
Economic, energy, and environmental benefits of concentrating solar power in California
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electricity when needed by the utility system, rather than only when sufficient solar insolation is Most current dish applications use Stirling engine technology because of its high efficiency. Dish and CPV systems are modular in nature, with single units producing power in the
A comparison of Brayton and Stirling space nuclear power systems for power levels from 1 kilowatt to 10 megawatts
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A flight version of the 2 kilowatt solar Brayton was nearly completed for a 1998 demonstration on the Mir space station, but was cancelled due to Shuttle manifest changes. The Space Power Demonstrator Engine (SPDE) was a 25 kilowatt Stirling engine built in 1984, which
Solar powered Stirling cycle electrical generator
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system” consists of a solar energy receiver, a liquid metal heat transport system, a free-piston Stirling engine, the engine heat rejectiou system, an altamator or generator either directly or indirectly coupled to the utility grid, and the appropriate controls and power conditioning.
A Free-Piston Stirling Engine-Alternator for Solar Electric Power
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ABSTRACT This paper describes the potential adaptation of an existing 2.5 kWe biomass ?red free-piston Stirling engine with integral linear alternator to solar thermal applications in an opposed 5 kW, con?guration. The design of the current biomass engine is based upon the
Free-piston Stirling engine system considerations for various space power applications
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FPSE can be coupled with many potential heat sources (radioisotope, solar, or nuclear heat pipe)~ heat rejection (pumped loop or heat pipe)~ and various power management and Currently free-piston Stirling engine technology for space power applications is being developed
Development of the Sunpower 35 We Free-Piston Stirling Convertor
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Another possible application is a portable solar powered generator. Figure 7 illustrates the 35 We convertor operating on a solar concentrator, shown next to William Beale, the inventor of the free-piston Stirling engine. CONCLUSION
A new high-flux solar furnace for high-temperature thermochemical research
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Since most of the RD work at PSI is conducted at a power range of 5 to 40 It was originally designed for a Stirling engine application and its availability was a major factor in the furnace The Journal of Solar Energy Engineering
Thermal integral micro-generation systems for solar and conventional use
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In a solar device, the scaling of generated power relative to system size is different. way to satisfy the scaling imposed by the dish is to note that the generator power is determined For example, if the frequency of a Stirling engine is varied with size such that f•DG is constant, then
Solar Stirling for deep space applications
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for Solar Dynamic Power, Proceedings of the Space Technology and Applications International Power System Based on Improved Derivative of the Existing Stirling Engine and
Applications of solar and wind energy sources to sea-water desalination-economical aspects
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Dish/Stirling systems are small power sets which generate electricity by using direct solar radiation. It involves two independent technologies, mainly the concentration of solar radiation and its use as a heat source in operating a Stirling engine which serves as prime mover for
Manufacturing and testing of a V-type Stirling engine
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In the present study, a V-type Stirling engine pro- totype was designed and manufactured for solar en- ergy and domestic Rix, DH, Some Aspects of the Outline Design Specification of a 0.5 kW Stirling Engine for Do- mestic Scale Co-generation, Journal of Power and Energy
End-to-End demonstrator of the Safe Affordable Fission Engine (SAFE) 30: Power conversion and ion engine operation
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Depending on the mission scenario/profile, this efficient electric propulsion device can be powered by solar or space nuclear power. However, the power generated by the Stirling engine replaces the conventional beam supply.
Application of Bethe-Zel’dovich-Thompson fluids in organic Rankine cycle engines
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Such simplicity also gives the ORCE an obvious advan- tage over other types of small engines that are more mechanically complex, for example, typical two- or four-stroke engines as well as the Stirling engine. Several ORCEs powered by solar energy have been
The present and future use of solar thermal energy as a primary source of energy
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Concentrating solar power technologies (CSP) only use direct sunlight, concentrating it several times to reach higher energy Heat is then used to operate a conventional power cycle, for example through a steam or gas turbine or a Stirling engine, which drives a