An alternative stack arrangement for thermoacoustic heat pumps and refrigerators

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 707-715

  Bosel J ^a   Trepp, Ch ^a   Fourie, J G ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Vortek Industries Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT ENGINES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REFRIGERATORS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

INTERMITTENT STACKS; THERMOACOUSTIC HEAT ENGINES; THERMOACOUSTIC HEAT PUMPS; THERMOACOUSTIC REFRIGERATORS;

ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT;

ACOUSTICS; HEAT PUMP; REFRIGERATOR;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRIGERATOR; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 0345035201     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.427088     Document Type: Article

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