Design and testing of a thermal to electric power converter based on thermoacoustic technology

Collection of Technical Papers - 2nd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 140-168

  Petach, Michael ^a   Tward, Emanuel ^a   Backhaus, Scott ^b  

^a NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT ENGINES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; PISTONS; PLUTONIUM; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; TESTING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ELECTRICAL POWER; MARS LANDER MISSIONS; THERMOACOUSTIC POWER; TRAVELING-WAVE THERMOACOUSTIC POWER CONVERTERS;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 20344376466     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-5518     Document Type: Conference Paper

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