• DocumentCode
    2537727
  • Title

    Development of closed Brayton cycle engine for solar power LOX/LH 2 production system

  • Author

    Kishimoto, K. ; Yasui, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Mitsubishi Heavy Ind. Ltd., Aichi, Japan
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    6-11 Aug 1989
  • Firstpage
    2911
  • Abstract
    The closed Brayton cycle system, which can control the output power by increasing and decreasing the amount of working fluid without changing the rotational speed, is discussed. The 10 kWe engine system under development has high pressure ratio. The system operating point is discussed, and the turbine, compressor, gas bearings, and engine construction are described. Some experiments have been carried out for this system, and start-stop transient and steady-state operating data have been obtained
  • Keywords
    heat engines; solar cell arrays; space vehicle power plants; 10 kW; closed Brayton cycle engine; compressor; gas bearings; output power control; solar power production system; space vehicles; start-stop transient operating data; steady-state operating data; turbine; Earth; Engines; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Production systems; Propulsion; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Space stations; Turbines;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IECEC.1989.74407
  • Filename
    74407