A thermoacoustic-stirling heat engine: Detailed study

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 107, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3148-3166

  Backhaus, S ^a   Swift, G W ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TECHNIQUE; HEAT TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE; STIRLING ENGINE;

ACOUSTICS; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; DIESEL ENGINE; HEAT TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034086964     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.429343     Document Type: Article

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