Design optimization of thermoacoustic refrigerators

International Journal of Refrigeration

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-21

  Wetzel, Martin ^a   Herman, Cila ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Performance calculation; Refrigerating system; Thermoacoustics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARNOT CYCLE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MACHINE DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT;

ACOUSTIC POWER; BOUNDARY LAYER APPROXIMATION; THERMOACOUSTIC REFRIGERATORS;

REFRIGERATORS;

EID: 0030645516     PISSN: 01407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-7007(96)00064-3     Document Type: Article

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