Characterizing heat transfer coefficients for heat exchangers in standing wave thermoacoustic coolers

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2271-2280

  Paek, Insu ^a   Braun, James E ^a   Mongeau, Luc ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; OSCILLATIONS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW;

OSCILLATING-FLOW VARIABLES; STANDING WAVE THERMOACOUSTIC COOLERS; THERMAL PERFORMANCE;

HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; COOLING; HEAT EXCHANGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS; VELOCITY;

EID: 26844494355     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.2019425     Document Type: Article

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