Thermal-relaxation dissipation in thermoacoustic systems

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Tijani, M E H ^a,b   Spoelstra, S ^a   Bach, P W ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Performance; Thermal relaxation; Thermoacoustic

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ATTENUATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENGINES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; HELIUM; OSCILLATIONS; POLYESTERS; SPECIFIC HEAT;

THERMAL-RELAXATION DISSIPATION;

PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT;

EID: 0142011628     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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