Design, fabrication, and testing of a sodium evaporator for the STM4-120 kinematic Stirling engine

Autor:	D. R. Adkins, K. S. Rawlinson
Rok vydání:	1995
Předmět:	Engineering Stirling engine business.industry External combustion engine Mechanical engineering law.invention law Stirling radioisotope generator Regenerative heat exchanger Heat exchanger Stirling cycle Working fluid business Evaporator
DOI:	10.2172/90241
Popis:	This report describes the development and testing of a compact heat-pipe heat exchanger kW(e) designed to transfer thermal energy from hot combustion gases to the heater tubes of a 25-kW(e) Stirling engine. In this system, sodium evaporates from a surface that is heated by a stream of hot gases. The liquid metal then condenses on the heater tubes of a Stirling engine, where energy is transferred to the engine`s helium working fluid. Tests on a prototype unit illustrated that a compact (8 cm {times} 13 cm {times} 16 cm) sodium evaporator can routinely transfer 15 kW(t) of energy at an operating vapor temperature of 760 C. Four of these prototype units were eventually used to power a 25-kW(e) Stirling engine system. Design details and test results from the prototype unit are presented in this report.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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