Dish/Stirling for Department of Defense Applications. Final Report,

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Abstract:

This report describes a Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program SERDP project to field a dishStirling system at a southwestern U.S. military facility. This project entitled DishStirling for DoD Applications was started in August 1993 and was completed in September 1996. The projects objective was to assist military facilities to field and evaluate emerging environmentally sound and potentially economical dishStirling technology. DishStirling technology has the potential to produce electricity at competitive costs while at the same time providing a secure and environmentally benign source of power. To accomplish this objective, the project called for the installation of a dishStirling system at a military facility to establish first hand experience in the operation of a dishStirling system. To scope the potential DoD market for dishStirling technology and to identify the site for the demonstration, a survey of southwestern U.S. military facilities was also conducted. This report describes the 1 project history, 2 Cummins dishStirling system, 3 results from the military market survey, and 4 field test results.

Author(s):
Diver, R. B. ; Menicucci, D. F.
Author Organization(s):
SANDIA NATIONAL LABS ALBUQUERQUE NM
Pagination:
0091

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
SAND-97-0527
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DE-AC04-94AL85000
Monitor Series:
XD
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_4.5.3_Program Management; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_4.5.2_Contractor Management; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_5.4.1_Manage Risk; JCA_1.2.1_Training
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*SOLAR ENERGY, *POWER SUPPLIES, *RECIPROCATING ENGINES, THERMOMECHANICS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY FACILITIES, MILITARY REQUIREMENTS, MARKET RESEARCH, COST EFFECTIVENESS, FIELD TESTS, ENERGY CONVERSION, MILITARY APPLICATIONS, HEAT ENGINES, STIRLING CYCLE, CONVERSION RATIO
Field(s)/Group(s):
Electric Power Production and Distribution, Reciprocating and Rotating Engines
Keyword(s):
*STIRLING ENGINES, SOLAR POWER
Report Date:
1997 Mar 01
Creation Date:
1997 May 14