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Title: Characteristics, finite element analysis, test description, and preliminary test results of the STM4-120 kinematic Stirling engine

Abstract

The Department of Energy's Solar Thermal Program has as one of its program elements the development and evaluation of conversion device technologies applicable to dish-electric systems. The primary research and development combines a conversion device (heat engine), solar receiver, and generator mounted at the focus of a parabolic dish concentrator. The Stirling-cycle heat engine was identified as the conversion device for dish-electric with the most potential for meeting the program's goals for efficiency, reliability, and installed cost. To advance the technology toward commercialization, Sandia National Laboratories has acquired a Stirling Thermal Motors, Inc., kinematic Stirling engine, STM4-120, for evaluation. The engine is being bench-tested at Sandia's Engine Test Facility and will be combined later with a solar receiver for on-sun evaluation. This report presents the engine characteristics, finite element analyses of critical engine components, test system layout, instrumentation, and preliminary performance results from the bench test.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5976158
Report Number(s):
SAND90-1162
ON: DE92004784
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP00789
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
14 SOLAR ENERGY; STIRLING ENGINES; TESTING; ANGULAR VELOCITY; DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; DYNAMOMETERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW RATE; PARABOLIC DISH COLLECTORS; SAFETY; SOLAR RECEIVERS; SOLAR THERMAL CONVERSION; TORQUE; CONCENTRATING COLLECTORS; CONVERSION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENGINES; EQUIPMENT; HEAT ENGINES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PARABOLIC COLLECTORS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; VELOCITY; CSP; Concentrating Solar Power; 140700* - Solar Thermal Power Systems

Citation Formats

Linker, K L, Rawlinson, K S, and Smith, G. Characteristics, finite element analysis, test description, and preliminary test results of the STM4-120 kinematic Stirling engine. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.2172/5976158.
Linker, K L, Rawlinson, K S, & Smith, G. Characteristics, finite element analysis, test description, and preliminary test results of the STM4-120 kinematic Stirling engine. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5976158
Linker, K L, Rawlinson, K S, and Smith, G. 1991. "Characteristics, finite element analysis, test description, and preliminary test results of the STM4-120 kinematic Stirling engine". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/5976158. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5976158.
@article{osti_5976158,
title = {Characteristics, finite element analysis, test description, and preliminary test results of the STM4-120 kinematic Stirling engine},
author = {Linker, K L and Rawlinson, K S and Smith, G},
abstractNote = {The Department of Energy's Solar Thermal Program has as one of its program elements the development and evaluation of conversion device technologies applicable to dish-electric systems. The primary research and development combines a conversion device (heat engine), solar receiver, and generator mounted at the focus of a parabolic dish concentrator. The Stirling-cycle heat engine was identified as the conversion device for dish-electric with the most potential for meeting the program's goals for efficiency, reliability, and installed cost. To advance the technology toward commercialization, Sandia National Laboratories has acquired a Stirling Thermal Motors, Inc., kinematic Stirling engine, STM4-120, for evaluation. The engine is being bench-tested at Sandia's Engine Test Facility and will be combined later with a solar receiver for on-sun evaluation. This report presents the engine characteristics, finite element analyses of critical engine components, test system layout, instrumentation, and preliminary performance results from the bench test.},
doi = {10.2172/5976158},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5976158}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991},
month = {Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991}
}