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5105 135 DOE JPL 1060 73; Report; April 1984.
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This document is the Kinematic Stirling Engine as an Energy Conversion Subsystem for Paraboloidal Dish Solar Thermal Power Plants. The potential of a suitably designed and economically manufactured Stirling engine as the energy conversion subsystem of a paraboloidal dish-Stirling solar
This document is the Kinematic Stirling Engine as an Energy Conversion Subsystem for Paraboloidal Dish Solar Thermal Power Plants. The potential of a suitably designed and economically manufactured Stirling engine as the energy conversion subsystem of a paraboloidal dish-Stirling solar
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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. Show Less