NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Stirling pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Stirling

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Free-piston Stirling convertors are being developed for potential use on NASA exploration missions. In support of this effort, the NASA Glenn Research Center has developed the Stirling convertor System Dynamic Model (SDM). The SDM models the Stirling cycle thermodynamics; heat flow; gas, mechanical, and mounting dynamics; the linear alternator; and the controller. The SDM s scope extends from the thermal energy input to thermal, mechanical, and electrical energy output, allowing one to study complex system interactions among subsystems. Thermal, mechanical, fluid, magnetic, and electrical subsystems can be studied in one model. The SDM is a nonlinear time-domain model containing sub-cycle dynamics, which simulates transient and dynamic phenomena that other models cannot. The entire range of convertor operation is modeled, from startup to full-power conditions

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 6/1/2005
• Year: 2005
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), DYNAMIC MODELS, PISTON ENGINES, STIRLING CYCLE, ENERGY CONVERSION, COMPLEX SYSTEMS, CONTROLLERS, HEAT TRANSMISSION, LINEAR ALTERNATORS, Lewandowski, Edward J., Regan, Timothy F

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