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5105 149; Report; June 1985.
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ABSTRACT:
During the past several years, many tests of the dish-Stirling module - comprising either of two test bed concentrators, one of several cavity receivers, and one of three United Stirling of Sweden (USAB) 4-95 Stirling engines in original or modified configuration, together with various
During the past several years, many tests of the dish-Stirling module - comprising either of two test bed concentrators, one of several cavity receivers, and one of three United Stirling of Sweden (USAB) 4-95 Stirling engines in original or modified configuration, together with various
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sets of auxiliary and peripheral equipment have been tested at the Parabolic Dish Test Site located at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Edwards Test Station. The test data resulting from these tests had accumulated without a sustained and concerted effort toward their further reduction by JPL because USAB was granted _primary responsibility for conducting the tests. This report presents the results obtained by analysis of what have been judged to be the most significant of these sets of test data. Considerable effort was made at the outset of this task to review all the available data sets and to select only those that exhibited excellent to good module performance for the more promising configurations under favorable test conditions. These data are considered to be reflective of the progress made during the test effort. The results presented in this report reflect the generally superior capabilities of dish-Stirling solar thermal electric power modules. Show Less