Design and heat transfer optimization of a 1 kW free-piston stirling engine for space reactor power system

The Free-Piston Stirling engine (FPSE) is of interest for many research in aerospace due to its advantages of long operating life, higher efficiency, and zero maintenance. In this study, a 1-kW FPSE was proposed by analyzing the requirements of Space Reactor Power Systems (SRPS), of which performanc...

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Main Authors: Zhiwen Dai, Chenglong Wang, Dalin Zhang, Wenxi Tian, Suizheng Qiu, G.H. Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1738573321000437