Advanced heat receiver conceptual design study. Final report, May 1986-July 1988
Solar dynamic space power systems are candidate electrical power generating systems for future NASA missions. One of the key components of the solar dynamic power system is the solar receiver/thermal energy storage (TES) subsystem. Receiver development was conducted by NASA in the late 1960's and since then a very limited amount of work has been done in this area. Consequently the state of the art (SOA) receivers designed for the IOC space station are large and massive. The objective of the Advanced Heat Receiver Conceptual Design Study is to conceive and analyze advanced high temperature solar dynamic Brayton and Stirling receivers. The goal is to generate innovative receiver concepts that are half of the mass, smaller, and more efficient than the SOA. It is also necessary that these innovative receivers offer ease of manufacturing, less structural complexity and fewer thermal stress problems. Advanced Brayton and Stirling receiver storage units are proposed and analyzed in this study which can potentially meet these goals.
- Research Organization:
- Sanders Associates, Inc., Nashua, NH (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 6300646
- Report Number(s):
- N-89-16224; NASA-CR-182177; NAS-1.26:182177
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BRAYTON CYCLE
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
HEAT STORAGE
POWER PLANTS
POWER SUPPLIES
PROGRESS REPORT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
SOLAR RECEIVERS
SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANTS
SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES
STIRLING CYCLE
STORAGE
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES