Sandia National Laboratories in conjunction with Stirling Energy Systems (SES) has increased the capabilities of the National Solar Thermal Test Facility’s Engine Test Facility to include a gas fired burner for advance testing on the Kochums 4-95 Stirling engine. SES is using this engine in its current solar energy production system and is performing a redesign for manufacturability and reliability. The gas burner will aid in this task allowing a safe, controlled test environment. A burner was developed for the SES engine and tested at Arizona University. The gas and air controls were scavenged from an old gas fired Stirling engine test performed in the 1990s. Goals for the burner are to have the ability to do attended tests, but then have unattended tests. Due to equipment limitations, the gas and air control skid did not have these capabilities and was modified with newer equipment such as a PLC controller. Software to run the burner efficiently was developed and the system is prepared for testing a Stirling engine.
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ASME 2007 Energy Sustainability Conference
July 27–30, 2007
Long Beach, California, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Solar Energy Division and Advanced Energy Systems Division
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0-7918-4797-7
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Gas Fired Test System for Stirling Engines
John P. Lawler
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John P. Lawler
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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Jimmy L. Lloyd
Jimmy L. Lloyd
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
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John P. Lawler
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Jimmy L. Lloyd
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Paper No:
ES2007-36192, pp. 1065-1069; 5 pages
Published Online:
February 24, 2009
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Lawler, JP, & Lloyd, JL. "Gas Fired Test System for Stirling Engines." Proceedings of the ASME 2007 Energy Sustainability Conference. ASME 2007 Energy Sustainability Conference. Long Beach, California, USA. July 27–30, 2007. pp. 1065-1069. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2007-36192
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