The solar integrated thermal management and power cycle is a new system that combines a thermal management cycle and a power producing cycle into a single self-contained unit. The system is powered entirely by solar thermal input via a concentrating solar collector. A jet pump provides the compression in the thermal management subsystem, reducing vibration and weight while increasing reliability. Other advantages of the system include constant temperature cooling, reduced number of system components, the ability to use a single working uid, and the incorporation of a waste heat recovery unit. The methods used to analyze the jet pump and the overall system are described separately and in detail. Performance curves based on these analyses are then discussed.
NomenclatureA = cross-sectionalarea, m 2 a = speed of sound, m/s h = speci c enthalpy, kJ/kg M = Mach number m = mass ow rate, kg/s P = pressure, MPa Q = heat transfer rate, kW r = heat exchanger pressure ratio s = speci c entropy, kJ/kg K T = temperature, C V = velocity, m/s W = work rate, kW g = ef ciency, dimensionless q = density, kg/m 3 r = Stefan-Boltzmann constant, 5.67E 8 W/m 2 K 4 u = entrainment ratio, m s / m p Subscripts de = diffuser exit ei = evaporator inlet evap = evaporator me = mixing chamber exit ne = primary nozzle exit nt = primary nozzle throat p = primary ow pi = primary nozzle inlet pe = pump exit pump = mechanical pump rad = radiator re = radiator exit s = secondary ow sc = solar collector se = secondary nozzle exit si = secondary nozzle inlet ss = state immediately downstream of shock t = turbine ti = turbine inlet ts = isentropic turbine exit state