The effect of gravity on heat transfer by Rayleigh streaming in pulse tubes and thermal buffer tubes

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD

Volumn 375, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 7-12

  Matveev, Konstantin I ^a   Backhaus, Scott ^a   Swift, Gregory W ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STREAMING; BOUNDARY LAYERS; GRAVITATION; HEAT CONVECTION; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; REFRIGERATORS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

MICROGRAVITY; PULSE TUBES; RAYLEIGH STREAMING; THERMAL BUFFER TUBES;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 20344389282     PISSN: 02725673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2004-59076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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