Kinematic Stirling engine as an energy conversion subsystem for paraboloidal dish solar thermal power plants

Technical Report · Sun Apr 15 00:00:00 EST 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6719803· OSTI ID:6719803

Bowyer, J. M.

The potential of a suitably designed and economically manufactured Stirling engine as the energy conversion subsystem of a paraboloidal dish-Stirling solar thermal power module has been estimated. Results obtained by elementary cycle analyses have been shown to match quite well the performance characteristics of an advanced kinematic Stirling engine, the United Stirling P-40, as established by current prototypes of the engine and by a more sophisticated analytic model of its advanced derivative. In addition to performance, brief consideration has been given to other Stirling engine criteria such as durability, reliability, and serviceability. Production costs have not been considered here.

• Research Organization: California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States). Jet Propulsion Lab. (JPL)
• DOE Contract Number: AM04-80AL13137
• OSTI ID: 6719803
• Report Number(s): DOE/JPL-1060-73; ON: DE84014616
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR HEAT ENGINES
STIRLING CYCLE
STIRLING ENGINES
PERFORMANCE
PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTORS
RELIABILITY
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS
CONVERSION
ENERGY CONVERSION
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
HEAT ENGINES
PARABOLIC COLLECTORS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
140700* - Solar Thermal Power Systems