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58 TECHNOLOGY SIXTH S Y M P O S I U M O N BALLISTIC MISSILE A N D AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY Power Variation - Multiple Systems The Sunflower system may be adapted to supply other than 3 kw of power. Relatively small changes may be accomplished by resizing the fluid carrying elements of the system to match working fluid flow and energy transfer to useful power output. The primary elements affected would be boiler tube flow area, turbine admission, and radiator fin and flow areas. Greater power generating flexibility can be obtained with virtually no redesign required by considering the use of multiple systems.
MISSILE AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY Secondary nozzles of different types. 29 SIXTH S Y M P O S I U M O N BALLISTIC MISSILE A N D AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY 15 Figure 9. Ejector tube with a nozzle surrounded by 6 auxil iary nozzles producing high speed flow around the main nozzle. A r e a ratio of the main nozzle € = 45 A r e a ratio of the secondary nozzle € = 50 Relative length of the ejector tube α = 3 Full l i n e s - P and P without secondary injection Dotted l i n e s - P and P with secondary injection.
6. SIXTH SYMPOSIUM 4δ SIXTH S Y M P O S I U M O N BALLISTIC MISSILE A N D AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY interfere with the prime mission objective. Several basic and relatively simple modifications that can be made to the Sun flower system in order to t a i l o r i t to specific laissions are now described. Design F l e x i b i l i t y Previously published information. References 1 and 2 . have indicated the basic f l e x i b i l i t y of the Sunflower system to changes in mission requiring changes either to collector size or lithium hydride heat storage capacity* The solar collector size may be modified to r e f l e c t changes in the per centage of v i s i b l e sun time and that the lithium hydride capa city may be tailored to maximum expected shade period duration.
