The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in conjunction with the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center and Stirling Technology Company, are currently developing a Stirling convertor for a Stirling Radioisotope Generator (SRG). NASA Headquarters and DOE have identified the SRG for potential use as an advanced spacecraft power system for future NASA deep-space and Mars surface missions. Low-level dynamic impact tests were conducted at NASA Glenn Research Center's Structural Dynamics Laboratory as part of the development of this technology. The purpose of this test was to identify dynamic structural characteristics of the Stirling Technology Demonstration Convertor (TDC). This paper addresses the test setup, procedure, and results of the impact testing conducted on the Stirling TDC in May 2001.


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    Title :

    Impact Testing of a Stirling Converter's Linear Alternator



    Conference:

    Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2002) ; 2002 ; Albuquerque, NM, United States


    Publication date :

    2002-05-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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