Following the successful testing of the 25 kWe Space Power Demonstrator (SPD) engine in 1985, a Stirling Space Engine (SSE) technology advancement program was initiated. The program's objective was to advance free-piston Stirling engine/alternator technology sufficiently so that a Stirling engine system may become a viable candidate for space power applications. Evolution of the SSE technology is planned to occur at three different engine heater temperature levels: 650, 1050, and 1300 K. These temperatures define three phases of technology development with the first phase involving the 650 K SPD engine. Technology development of the 650 K engine and preliminary design of the 1050 K engine will be discussed in this paper.
Progress toward the evolution of a stirling space engine
Fortschritt bei der Entwicklung eines Stirlingmotors fuer den Weltraum
1988
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Progress Toward the Evolution of a Stirling Space Engine
SAE Technical Papers | 1988
|Progress toward the evolution of a stirling space engine
Kraftfahrwesen | 1988
|The Stirling Engine for Space Power, 1962 Progress Report
SAE Technical Papers | 1962
|Stirling Engine Development for Space Power
AIAA | 1961
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