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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 313, 2021
19th International Stirling Engine Conference (ISEC 2021)
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Article Number | 07001 | |
Number of page(s) | 17 | |
Section | Space Applications of Stirling Machines | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202131307001 | |
Published online | 22 October 2021 |
A method for evaluating the heat rejection efficiency in a Lunar power plant consisting of a free-piston Stirling engine (FPSE)
1
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya St, Moscow, 117198, Russian Federation
2
Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 2 Izhorskaya St, Moscow 125412, Russian Federation.
* Corresponding author: hassan.khalife.rudn@gmail.com
A method for evaluating the heat rejection efficiency in a Lunar power plant consisting of a free-piston Stirling engine FPSE is proposed. The waste heat from the FPSE is absorbed by the refrigerant circulating in a closed pumped loop and then rejected through a radiator into space. The magnitude of the heat flux rejected through the radiator is determined by the temperature difference between the radiator fins and surrounding environment, as well as the surface areas of the radiator and the emissivity coefficient. The method developed is used to qualitatively evaluate the refrigerant efficiency based on calculating the average temperature of the radiator fin which is established during the heat exchange process in the radiator. The method allowed us to determine the most efficient refrigerant in terms of maximum heat rejection at a given operating temperature range without the need of detailed calculations like in the previous works of the authors. Computational studies in a two-dimensional formulation of the radiator, using helium or liquid ammonia as a refrigerant, to determine the quantitative characteristics of the heat rejection process and overall dimensions of the radiator were performed, and a comparative analysis of the results is presented.
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